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Frederik Pohl (born November 26 , 1919 ) is a noted American Science Fiction writer and editor, with a career spanning over sixty years. From about 1959 until 1969 , Pohl edited '' Galaxy '' magazine and its sister magazine '' If '', winning the Hugo for ''If'' three years running. His writing also won him three Hugos and multiple Nebula Awards . He became a Nebula Grand Master in 1993. BIOGRAPHY AND WRITING CAREER In early adulthood, Pohl lived in New York City . While attending the prestigious Bronx High School Of Science , he would form a lifelong friendship with fellow writer Isaac Asimov . Pohl dropped out of school at the age of fourteen to find work due to the Great Depression . He would later join the Communist Party . However, Party elders expelled him, in the belief that the escapist nature of science fiction risked corrupting the minds of youth. Like Asimov, he was a member of the New York based Futurians Fan Group . Among Pohl's wives was Judith Merril , also an important figure in the world of science fiction, with whom he had children. He is currently married to science fiction editor and academic Elizabeth Ann Hull . He was a friend and collaborator with Cyril M. Kornbluth , co-authoring a number of short stories and several Novel s, including a Dystopian Satire of a world ruled by the Advertising agencies, '' The Space Merchants ''. (A belated sequel, ''The Merchants' War'' (1984) was written by Pohl alone, after Kornbluth's death). This is not to be confused with "The Merchants of Venus", an unconnected 1972 novella where the Heechee were first introduced and which also includes biting satire on runaway Free Market Capitalism . Also a number of his short stories were notable for a satirical look at Consumerism and advertising in the 1950s and 1960s : "The Wizard of Pung's Corner", where flashy, overcomplex military hardware prove useless against farmers with shotguns, and "The Tunnel Under the World", where an entire community is held captive by advertising researchers (this one-line summary omits several plot twists). In the mid-). Pohl continues to write as of late 2005 and had a new story, "Generations", published in September 2005. His works include not only science fiction but also articles for '' Playboy '' and '' Family Circle ''. WORKS Series
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