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Lin Carter

1930 - 1988

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Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. He is best known for his work in the 1970s as editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, which introduced readers to many overlooked classics of the fantasy genre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Carter is the 6,043rd most popular writer (down from 5,618th in 2019), the 10,363rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,489th in 2019) and the 758th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Lin Carter ranks 6,043 out of 7,302. Before him are Can Dündar, Yury Kazakov, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Nedim Gürsel, Nicholas Meyer, and Farley Mowat. After him are Aleksandr Volodin, Dmitri Prigov, August Alle, Katri Vala, Danièle Sallenave, and Mike Godwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lin Carter ranks 551. Before him are Terence Bayler, Geoffrey Holder, Violetta Ferrari, F. Albert Cotton, Douglas Hurd, and Tommy Kono. After him are Marie Senghor Basse, Jean Forestier, Kauko Hänninen, Dolores Huerta, Ian Burgess, and George Fernandes. Among people deceased in 1988, Lin Carter ranks 242. Before him are Ove Arup, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Lyman Lemnitzer, Nora Astorga, Greta Nissen, and Ella Raines. After him are John M. Allegro, István Klimek, Eric A. Havelock, Lois Wilson, John N. Mitchell, and Archie Cochrane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lin Carter ranks 10,365 out of 20,380. Before him are James M. Kelly (1964), Steven Sotloff (1983), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Mia Sara (1967), Aaron Lewis (1972), and Mark Valley (1964). After him are Laura La Plante (1904), Mary Ford (1924), Dan Calichman (1968), Tony MacAlpine (1960), Eugene Bullard (1895), and Paul Motian (1931).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lin Carter ranks 758. Before him are Henry Jenkins (1958), Charles Brackett (1892), Tim O'Brien (1946), Amy Tan (1952), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), and Nicholas Meyer (1945). After him are Mike Godwin (1956), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Chaz Bono (1969), Gustav Hasford (1947), Michael Swanwick (1950), and Maxine Kumin (1925).

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