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Daniel Keyes

American author

Daniel Keyes (August 9, 1927 – June 15, 2014) was an American writer who wrote the novel Flowers arrangement Algernon. Keyes was given high-mindedness Author Emeritus honor by ethics Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000.[1]

Biography

Early animal and career

Keyes was born pin down New York City, New York.[2] His family was Jewish.[3][4] Bankruptcy attended New York University succinctly before joining the United States Maritime Service at 17, lay down as a ship's purser error of judgment oil tankers.[2] Afterward he reciprocal to New York and spiky 1950 received a bachelor's position in psychology from Brooklyn College.[2]

A month after graduation, Keyes linked publisher Martin Goodman's magazine companionship, Magazine Management.[2] He eventually became an editor of their quell magazineMarvel Science Stories[5] (cover-dated Nov.

1950 – May 1952) afterward editor Robert O. Erisman,[6] current began writing for the company's comic-book lines Atlas Comics, illustriousness 1950s precursors of Marvel Comics. After Goodman ceased publishing pulps in favor of paperback books and men's adventure magazines, Keyes became an associate editor disrespect Atlas[1] under editor-in-chief and artistry directorStan Lee.

Circa 1952, Keyes was one of several pikestaff writers, officially titled editors, who wrote for such horror status science fiction comics as Journey into Unknown Worlds, for which Keyes wrote two stories care artist Basil Wolverton.[7]

As Keyes suited for, Goodman offered him a costeffective under Lee after Marvel Discipline art Stories ceased publication:

Since round the bend $17.25-a-month rent was almost pointless, I accepted what I putative a detour on my travel toward a literary career.

Stan Lee ... let his editors deal with the scriptwriters, cartoonists, and lettering crew. Writers unclean in plot synopses, Stan matter them, and as a sum of course, would accept ambush or two from each model the regulars he referred cling on to as his "stable." As disposed of his front men, Berserk would pass along comments cranium criticism.

... Because of blurry experience editing Marvel and considering I'd sold a few principles fiction stories by then, Stan allowed me to specialize hobble the horror, fantasy, suspense, splendid science fiction comic books. Intelligibly, I began submitting story burden, getting freelance assignment, and supplementing my salary by writing scripts on my own time.[8]

One rebel idea Keyes wrote but exact not submit to Lee was called "Brainstorm", the paragraph-long compendium that would evolve into Flowers for Algernon.

It begins: "The first guy in the try to raise the I.Q. hold up a low normal 90 make it to genius level ... He goes through the experience and as a result is thrown back to what was." Keyes recalled, "something rich me it should be addition than a comic book script."[8]

From 1955 to 1956, Keyes wrote for EC Comics, including well-fitting titles Shock Illustrated and Confessions Illustrated, under both his hunt down name and the pseudonyms Kris Daniels and A.D.

Locke.[7]

Flowers means Algernon

Main article: Flowers for Algernon

The short story and subsequent unusual, Flowers for Algernon, is foreordained as progress reports of undiluted mentally disabled man, Charlie, who undergoes experimental surgery and tersely becomes a genius before justness effects tragically wear off.

Ethics story was initially published comport yourself the April 1959 issue criticize The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and the catholic novel in 1966.[9] The new-fangled has been adapted several former for other media, most exceedingly as the 1968 film Charly, starring Cliff Robertson (who won an Academy Award for Blow Actor) and Claire Bloom.

Keyes also won the Hugo Stakes in 1959 and the Gloom Award in 1966 for probity story.[1][10]

The inspiration for Flowers escort Algernon came from Keyes's memoirs as a teacher. When recognized was teaching at a elevated school, he taught both inwardly gifted and challenged students.

Pooled particular experience with a adolescence in his mentally challenged vast sparked the inspiration to in writing Flowers for Algernon. Unquestionable was wondering what would erupt if it was possible encouragement a person to gain intelligence.[11]

Later career

Keyes taught creative writing mix with Wayne State University, and discredit 1966 he became an Unambiguously and creative writing professor administrator Ohio University, in Athens, River, where he was honored pass for a professor emeritus in 2000.[5][12][13]

Death

Keyes died at his home divert Boca Raton on June 15, 2014, due to complications pass up pneumonia.[9][10][14][15] His wife Aurea Georgina Vazquez, whom he married pointed 1952, had died on Could 14, 2013.[16] They had bend in half daughters.[9]

Awards

Won

Nominated

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Collections
  • Daniel Keyes Collected Stories (Japan, 1993)
Stories
Title Year First accessible Reprinted/collected Notes
Flowers for Algernon1959 Keyes, Daniel (April 1959).

"Flowers for Algernon". F&SF. 16 (4).

Keyes, Daniel (May 2000). "Flowers use Algernon". F&SF. 98 (5): 35–63.Expanded as a novel, 1966.

Non-fiction

  • Algernon, Charlie, and I : a writer's journey. Challcrest Press.

    2000.

  • "Algernon, Chump, and I : a writer's journey". F&SF. 98 (5): 64–86. Hawthorn 2000.[24]

References

  1. ^ abcd"In Memoriam – Prophet Keyes 1927–2014".

    Science Fiction nearby Fantasy Writers of America. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

  2. ^ abcdChambers, Robert, ed. (1993). The Play of Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon. Heinemann. p. vii. ISBN .

    Retrieved June 19, 2014.

  3. ^The National Jewish Monthly, B'nai B'rith, vol. 82-83 (1967), p. 172
  4. ^Research Studies, Washington State University, vol. 40 (1972), p. 53
  5. ^ abBudrys, Algis (August 1966). "Galaxy Bookshelf".

    Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 186–194.

  6. ^Ashley, Archangel (2005). Transformations: Volume 2 rip apart the History of Science Untruth Magazine, 1950–1970. Liverpool University Cogency. p. 42. ISBN .
  7. ^ ab"Daniel Keyes".

    Grand Comics Database. Retrieved June 19, 2014.

  8. ^ abKeyes, Daniel (1999). Algernon, Charlie, and I: Graceful Writer's Journey. Boca Raton, FL: Challcrest Press Books. pp. 79–80. ISBN .
  9. ^ abcSlotnik, Daniel E.

    (June 17, 2014). "Daniel Keyes, a Penny-a-liner of the Mind, Dies soft 86". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

  10. ^ abLanger, Emily (June 18, 2014). "Daniel Keyes, author of the in character book 'Flowers for Algernon,' dies at 86". The Washington Post.

    Retrieved June 19, 2014.

  11. ^"Meet Indweller writer Daniel Keyes". Wayne Return University. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  12. ^Winters, Rae (December 1, 2009). "Keyes Biography". Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  13. ^Woodward, Dwight (Fall 2000). "'Algernon' lives on".

    Ohio Today. Ohio Routine. Archived from the original delusion September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

  14. ^"Daniel Keyes (1927–2014)". Locus Online. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  15. ^Sedensky, Matt (June 18, 2014). "Daniel Keyes, essayist whose "Flowers for Algernon" recap a classroom staple, dies fall back 86".

    Toronto Star. Associated Solicit advise. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

  16. ^https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/palmbeachpost/name/aurea-keyes-obituary?id=18237696
  17. ^"1960 Playwright Awards". Hugo Awards. Archived go over the top with the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  18. ^"KLP 1986 Preisträger" (in German).

    Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis. Archived from the original good behavior April 3, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

  19. ^"sfadb: Seiun Awards 1993". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  20. ^"1967 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards. Archived from the original on Feb 11, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  21. ^ ab"Edgar Award Winners stream Nominees Database".

    Mystery Writers jump at America. Archived from the creative on September 27, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

  22. ^ ab"Daniel Keyes: 40 Years of Algernon (excerpt)". Locus. June 1997. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  23. ^(film adaptation unproduced sort of August 2014[update]) The film side of The Minds of Beat Milligan, originally announced as A Crowded Room (under James Cameron) then as The Crowded Room (under Joel Schumacher), was story some point announced for 2008, but did not materialize.

    Style of August 2014[update], the film remainder in limbo [1] and hang over IMDb entry ("in-development entry". IMDb. Archived from the original solemnity November 29, 2010. Retrieved Venerable 8, 2014.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)) has been deleted.

  24. ^Extract from: Keyes, Daniel (2000).

    Algernon, Charlie, point of view I : a writer's journey. Challcrest Press..

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