Virginia ("Ginnie") Heinlein (April 22, 1916 – January 18, 2003), born Virginia Doris Gerstenfeld, was the third wife of Robert A. Heinlein, a very successful author once known, along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke as one of the "Big Three" of science fiction. She was an organic chemist and biochemist, and apparently served as an inspiration for many of the active and talented red-haired women in Heinlein's stories. They married on October 21, 1948. She was highly esteemed among her husband's fans for her exceptional willingness to correspond with them and/or to otherwise acknowledge them. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (830x596, 73 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Robert A. Heinlein Virginia Heinlein ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (830x596, 73 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Robert A. Heinlein Virginia Heinlein ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heinlein autographing at the 1976 Worldcon Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most popular, influential, and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ... Isaac Asimov, Ph. ... Sir Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917) is a British author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
She was responsible for the Heinlein Society, a foundation she established in her husband's name.[1]
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Biographies of Robert and Virginia Heinlein at the Heinlein Society
Heinlein graduated in 1929, 20th in a class of 243, and was commissioned with the rank of Ensign.
Virginia Gerstenfeld Heinlein was born April 22, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of a dentist.
Virginia, or "Ginny" as she preferred to be called, was his sounding board and source of ideas; she originated the idea that became Stranger in a Strange Land.
Heinlein was divorced from his wife Leslyn in 1947, and in 1948 married his third wife, Virginia "Ginny" Gerstenfeld, who probably served as a model for many of his brainy and independent female characters.
Heinlein's books of the 1980s sold well, in spite of some critics' lack of enthusiasm, and won a number of awards; many readers believe that those who criticize them are missing their irony and self-conscious parodying of both science fiction and literature in general.
Heinlein's nonfiction includes "Who are the heirs of Patrick Henry?," an anticommunist polemic, published as an ad, and articles such as "'Pravda' Means 'Truth'" and "Inside Intourist," in which he recounts his visit to the USSR and advises western readers on how to evade official supervision on such a trip.
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