Gardner Fox (b. 1911)

Born: 1911 May 20 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1986 December 24 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Notes: To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.
Also listed at the Who's Who under his pen name Tex Slade: http://bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=SLADE%2C+TEX.

Name:

    Gardner Fox Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Gardner Family name: Fox

Other Names:

  1. Don Blake Type: Pen Name
  2. Ed Blake Type: Pen Name
  3. Michael Blake Type: Pen Name
  4. Warner Blake Type: Pen Name
  5. Warner Michael Blake Type: Pen Name
  6. Tex Blane Type: Pen Name
  7. Willis Blane Type: Pen Name
  8. Ed Carlisle Type: Pen Name
  9. Larry Dean Type: Pen Name
  10. Eddie Duane Type: Pen Name
  11. G. F. Fox Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: G. F. Family name: Fox
  12. Gardner F. Fox Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Gardner F Family name: Fox
  13. Gardner Francis Cooper Fox Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Gardner Francis Cooper Family name: Fox
  14. Ray Gardner Type: Pen Name
  15. Tex Slade Type: Pen Name
  16. Robert Starr Type: Ghost Name
  17. Edgar Weston Type: Pen Name

Schools:

  1. St. John's College ? to ?

  2. St. John's Law School ? to ?

    Notes: L.L.B.

Degrees:

  1. B.A., St. John's College

Signatures:

  1. Gardner F. Fox [generic]
  2. Gardner Fox [generic]
  3. Jerry Siegel [generic]
  4. Larry Dean [generic]
  5. Michael Blake [generic]
  6. Paul Dean [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1962: Alley Awards - Best Script Writer
  2. 1999: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Judge's Choices
  3. 2007: Bill Finger Award - (Deceased Creator)

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1961: Alley Awards - Best Single Issue
    The Flash (1959 series) #123

Awards for Stories:

  1. 1961: Alley Awards - Best Story
    Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1] (The Flash) comic story, 10.67p
  2. 1962: Alley Awards - Best Book-Length Story
    The Planet That Came to a Standstill! (Adam Strange) comic story, 24p
  3. 1963: Alley Awards - Favorite Novel
    Crisis on Earth-One! (Justice League) comic story, 24p
  4. 1963: Alley Awards - Best Novel
    Crisis on Earth-Two! (Justice League) comic story, 24p

Art Influences:

Gardner Fox (b. 1911) stated influences by:
  1. Edgar Rice Burroughs (b. 1875)
Influences by Gardner Fox (b. 1911) were stated by:
  1. David Allikas (b. 1956)
  2. Mike W. Barr (b. 1952)
  3. Cliff Biggers (b. 1953)
  4. Bob Budiansky (b. 1954)
  5. J. M. DeMatteis (b. 1953)
  6. Mark Gruenwald (b. 1953)
  7. Dave Marchman (b. ????)
  8. Dan Mishkin (b. 1953)
  9. Roy Thomas (b. 1940)
  10. Mike Tiefenbacher (b. 1952)
  11. Murray Ward (b. 1951)

Memberships:

  1. Academy of Comic Book Arts Type: member

  2. Authors Guild Type: member

  3. Authors League of America Type: member

  4. Phi Delta Phi Type: member

  5. Science Fiction Writers of America Type: member

Relations:

  1. Ghosted for - Robert Starr

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