Robert Coulson

Robert Stratton "Buck" Coulson (May 12 1928 - February 19 1999) was a science fiction writer and, with his wife, writer and filmmaker Juanita Coulson, a well-known fan, filk singer, fanzine editor and bookseller.

Coulson's novels include "But What of Earth?" (1976, ISBN 0-373-72044-0) (with Piers Anthony), "To Renew the Ages" (1976, ISBN 0-373-72026-2), and "Lazer Tag: Adventure No 1: High Spy" (1987, ISBN 0-88038-515-4). With Gene DeWeese, he wrote two novels set in fandom, "Now You See It/Him/Them..." (1975, ISBN 0-385-05624-9) and "Charles Fort Never Mentioned Wombats" (1977, ISBN 0-385-12111-3), and two Man from U.N.C.L.E novels under the pseudonym of Thomas Strattton, "The Invisibility Affair" and "The Mind-Twisters Affair" (both 1967).

He served as Secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 1972-74. [http://www.sfwa.org/news/coulson.htm]

Buck and Juanita Coulson edited the fanzine "Yandro", which was nominated for a Hugo award 10 years in a row, from 1959 through 1968, and won in 1965 [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/Hugos/hugos1965.html] .

Buck was a regular attendee, panelist, and bookseller at several Midwest science fiction conventions, including InConJunction and Chambanacon, as well as frequently attending Capricon, Duckon, Windycon, and Wiscon. He was frequently seen wearing a skunkskin cap. Characters modelled on and named after him appear in two novels by Wilson Tucker, "To the Tombaugh Station" and "Resurrection Days".

Coulson died on February 19 1999, following a long illness.

External links

* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Robert%20Coulson His ISFDB listing]
* [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html Locus Index to SF Awards]
* [http://fanac.org/fanzines/Yandro/] "Yandro" #122 Volume XI - No 3, online
* [http://www.sfwa.org/news/coulson.htm Obituary in SFWA News]