Anthony Boucher (August 21, 1911 - April 29, 1968) [1] was an American science fiction editor and writer of mystery novels and short stories. He was particularly influential as an editor. Between 1942 and 1947 he acted as reviewer of (mostly) mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ...

Boucher was born William Anthony Parker White in Oakland, California, and went to college at the University of Southern California. He later received a Masters degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He was admired for his mystery writing but was most noted for his editing, his science fiction anthologies, and his mystery reviews for many years in The New York Times. He was the first English translator of Jorge Luis Borges, translating "El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan" for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. He helped found the Mystery Writers of America in 1946. He was also editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction for several years after its inception and was seminal in attempting to make literary quality an important aspect of science fiction. Anthony Boucher died of lung cancer on April 29, 1968 at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Oakland. View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, and Southern California), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. ... Jorge Luis Borges () (August 24, 1899 â€“ June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ... Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine is a monthly fiction digest magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction. ... The Mystery Writers of America are an organization for mystery writers. ... F&SF April 1971, special Poul Anderson issue. ...

The annual Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention was named in his honour. Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction. ...

Selected works

Mystery novels

• The Case of the Seven of Calvary (1937)
• The Case of the Crumpled Knave (1939)
• The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars (1940)
• Nine Times Nine (as H.H. Holmes) (1940)
• The Case of the Solid Key (1941)
• Rocket to the Morgue (as H.H. Holmes) (1942)
• The Case of the Seven Sneezes (1942)

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Collections

• Exeunt Murderers (1983) (mysteries)
• The Compleat Boucher (1999) (fantasy and science fiction)

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External links

• About A. Boucher
• A. Boucher page