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Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 24, 1978) was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." [1] She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973).
Writer: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Leigh Douglass Brackett was born in 1915 in Los Angeles. She was the author of numerous short stories and books regarding science fiction and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera.
Genre. Science Fiction & Fantasy. edit data. Leigh Brackett was born on December 7, 1915 in Los Angeles, and raised near Santa Monica. Having spent her youth as an athletic tom-boy - playing volleyball and reading stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs and H Rider Haggard - she began writing fantastic adventures of her own.
Leigh Douglass Brackett. born Los Angeles, California: 7 December 1915. died Lancaster, California: 18 March 1978. works. series. Mars. Shadow over Mars: A New and Original Novel of Martian Adventure (London: World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd, 1951) [first appeared Fall 1944 Startling: Mars: pb/R A Osborne]
By Sven Mikulec. The name Leigh Brackett, already surely familiar to every true fan of the literary genre of science fiction, is a name that should be celebrated by every film lover as well. Born exactly 101 years ago and often referred to as The Queen of Space Opera, she started writing and publishing her stories in various science ficiton ...
Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 24, 1978) was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera ." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Long Goodbye (1973).
May 21, 2021 · Leigh Brackett's draft for Star Wars II would have produced a very different The Empire Strikes Back. By John Saavedra | May 21, 2021 | | 0. The Empire Strikes Back is a masterpiece of...
