J. T. McIntosh

J. T. McIntosh

J. T. McIntosh c.1956
Born James Murdoch MacGregor
(1925-02-14)14 February 1925
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died 2008
Pen name H. J. Murdoch
Occupation Author, screenwriter, journalist
Language English
Nationality British
Genre Science fiction
McIntosh's The Million Cities was the cover story on the August 1958 issue of Satellite Science Fiction
McIntosh's 1956 novella "The Solomon Plan", which was originally published in New Worlds, was reprinted as the cover story on the April 1959 issue of Satellite Science Fiction

J. T. McIntosh (14 February 1925 – 2008[1]) was a pseudonym used by Scottish writer and journalist James Murdoch MacGregor.

Biography

Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, but living largely in Aberdeen,[1] MacGregor used the pseudonym McIntosh (along with its variants J. T. MacIntosh, and J. T. M'Intosh) as well as "H. J. Murdoch", "Gregory Francis" (with Frank H. Parnell), and "Stuart Winsor" (with Jeff Mason) for all his science fiction work, which was the majority of his literature, though he did publish books by his own name.[1] His first story, "The Curfew Tolls", was published in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction during 1950, and his first novel, World Out of Mind, was published during 1953. He did not publish any work after 1980. He died during 2008.

Along with John Mather and Edith Dell, he is credited for the screenplay for the colour feature movie Satellite in the Sky (1956).

During 2010 the National Library of Scotland purchased his literary papers and correspondence.[1]

Critical reception

John Clute writes that "McIntosh never lost the vivid narrative skills that made him an interesting figure of 1950s sf, but his failure to challenge himself or his readers in his later career led to results that verged on mediocrity. His early work warrants revival".[2]

Partial bibliography

Novels

Short stories and serials

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Library of Scotland, Special and Named Printed Collections in the National Library of Scotland, J.T. McINTOSH COLLECTION
  2. ↑ "McIntosh, J T", The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

External links

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