Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 – November 2, 1990) was a science fiction writer, editor, and publisher. He published his own works under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... 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. ... Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. ... Science fiction has been shaped as a literary genre by both science fiction authors and science fiction editors. ...

A member of the Futurians, he was one of the leading influences on the development of science fiction and science fiction fandom in the 20th century United States. The Futurians were an influential group of science fiction fans, editors and writers. ... 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. ... Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is the community of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy literature, and in contact with one another based upon that interest. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

He left Avon Books in 1952 to work for A. A. Wyn at Ace Books, and in 1953 introduced science fiction to the Ace lineup. Ace was well known for the Ace Doubles series which consisted of pairs of books, usually by different authors, bound back-to-back with two "front" covers. Because these paired books had to fit a fixed total page-length, one or both were usually heavily abridged to fit, and Wollheim often made many other editorial alterations and title changes — as witness the many differences between Poul Anderson's Ace novel War of the Wing-Men and its definitive revised edition, The Man Who Counts. He seems to have made a number of changes solely to suit his own conservative views. However, it was also during the fifties he bought the book Junk by William S. Burroughs, which, in his inimitable fashion, he retitled Junkie. An early Avon Books edition from the 1940s of the Simon Templar mystery short story collection, The Saint Intervenes. ... Aaron A. Wyn (May 22, 1898 - November 3, 1967) (born Aaron Weinstein) was an American publisher. ... Ace Books is the oldest continuing publisher of science fiction & fantasy novels, founded in 1953 by magazine publisher A. A. Wyn. ... Ace Doubles See also Ace Books. ... Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was a prolific science fiction author of the genres Golden Age; some of his short stories were first published using the pseudonyms A. A. Craig, Michael Karageorge, and Winston P. Sanders. Poul Anderson also wrote fantasy such as the King... 50th anniversary edition, with Burroughs intended title spelling. ... William Seward Burroughs II (pronounced ) (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. ...

His penchant for changing titles led his colleague and later competitor Terry Carr to quip, "If Don Wollheim had published the Bible [as an Ace Double], it would be War God of Israel / The Thing with Three Souls." Terry Carr (February 19, 1937 - April 7, 1987) was a science fiction author and editor. ...

It was Wollheim who, in 1965, exploited a loophole in international copyright law to publish an unauthorized Ace edition of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien in three volumes — the first mass-market paperback edition of Tolkien's epic. Wollheim did not intend to pay Tolkien royalties. Wollheim was probably aware that Ace would face legal action as a result, but gambled that sales of the pirate edition would be high enough to offset any legal losses. Ace were forced to cease publishing the unauthorised edition following a grass-roots campaign by Tolkien's US fans and make a rather nominal payment to Tolkien. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Like John says copyright law in the UK is u make something and its copyrighted but in america u must make a patent haaaa ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ...

After leaving Ace he founded DAW Books in 1971, named by his initials, which can claim to be the first mass market specialist science fiction and fantasy fiction publishing house. In later years his conservatism seems to have mellowed; when his distributors, New American Library, threatened to withhold distribution of Thomas Burnett Swann's Biblical fantasy How are the Mighty Fallen (1974) because of its homosexual content, Wollheim fought vigorously against their decision and they relented. Categories: Stub ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... New American Library (aka NAL) began publishing paperbacks in the 1940s. ... Thomas Burnett Swann (October 12, 1928 - May 5, 1976) was an American poet, critic and fantasy author. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual and romantic attraction between two individuals of the same sex. ...

He also published a popular "Best of the Year" anthology that lasted from 1965 until his death in 1990 (although from 1965 to 1970, he co-edited it with Terry Carr; and from 1971 to 1990, co-edited it with Arthur W. Saha). 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Terry Carr (February 19, 1937 - April 7, 1987) was a science fiction author and editor. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

Selected bibliography

• Anthology: The Annual World's Best SF, 1965-1990

External links

• DAW Books

• Donald A. Wollheim at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Obituary at Spacelight
• Bibliography at fantasticfiction.co.uk
• Bibliography at geometry.net
• Mike Mars Sourcebook at thethunderchild.com