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'Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby' (January 11, 1923 Los Angeles, California – April 28, 1998 San Bernardino, California) was a United States short story writer, editor and scriptwriter, best known for comparatively small output in science fiction. He also wrote many westerns and used the pseudonyms D. B. Lewis, Harry Neal, Albert Russell, J. Russell, M. St. Vivant, Thornecliff Herrick and Alger Rome (for one collaboration with Algis Budrys).
He was editor of ''Planet Stories'' from Summer 1950 to July 1951; and editor of ''Two Complete Science Adventure Novels'' from Winter 1950 to July 1951.
Probably his best-known work is the '' 1967 episode "Mirror, Mirror", which introduced the series' concept of Mirror Universe, and the short story "It's a Good Life" (1953), adapted as a teleplay for the ''Twilight Zone'' by Rod Serling and revisited several times by that franchise. He also conceived and co-wrote the 1966 film ''Fantastic Voyage'', later novelized by Isaac Asimov.
Jerome Bixby's last great work, a screenplay ''The Man From Earth'', was conceived in the early 1960s and was completed on his death bed in April of 1998. In 2007, "Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth" (as it is now called) was turned into an independent motion picture executive produced by his son Emerson Bixby, directed by Richard Schenkman and starring David Lee Smith, William Katt, Richard Riehle, Tony Todd, Annika Peterson, Alexis Thorpe, Ellen Crawford and John Billingsley.
The '' seventh season (1999) Mirror Universe episode The Emperor's New Cloak is dedicated to Bixby's memory.
★ He was survived by three sons (Jan Emerson Bixby, Leonardo Brook Bixby, and Russell Albert Ludwig Bixby) and four grandchildren (Leonardo's son Wesley David Bixby, Jan's sons Brian Exavier and Michael Khan Bixby, and Russell's daughter Tanith Lin Murphy-Bixby).
★ He once stated that nobody could ever solve a Rubik's Cube without the assistance of a book. His son Russell proved this to be incorrect, and they both soon became very accomplished at solving them.
★ He liked lateral thinking puzzles, and owned many books full of them.
★ His ashes were cast into the ocean a year after his death.
Collections
★ ''Devil's Scrapbook'' (1964; also as ''Call for an Exorcist'' 1974)
★ ''Space by the Tale'' (1964)
''Day of the Dove'' (1978) - novelization of his ''ST:TOS'' episode
★ Jerome Bixby in ''Gary Westfahl's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film''
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He was editor of ''Planet Stories'' from Summer 1950 to July 1951; and editor of ''Two Complete Science Adventure Novels'' from Winter 1950 to July 1951.
Probably his best-known work is the '' 1967 episode "Mirror, Mirror", which introduced the series' concept of Mirror Universe, and the short story "It's a Good Life" (1953), adapted as a teleplay for the ''Twilight Zone'' by Rod Serling and revisited several times by that franchise. He also conceived and co-wrote the 1966 film ''Fantastic Voyage'', later novelized by Isaac Asimov.
Jerome Bixby's last great work, a screenplay ''The Man From Earth'', was conceived in the early 1960s and was completed on his death bed in April of 1998. In 2007, "Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth" (as it is now called) was turned into an independent motion picture executive produced by his son Emerson Bixby, directed by Richard Schenkman and starring David Lee Smith, William Katt, Richard Riehle, Tony Todd, Annika Peterson, Alexis Thorpe, Ellen Crawford and John Billingsley.
The '' seventh season (1999) Mirror Universe episode The Emperor's New Cloak is dedicated to Bixby's memory.
| Contents |
| Trivia |
| Bibliography |
| External links |
Trivia
★ He was survived by three sons (Jan Emerson Bixby, Leonardo Brook Bixby, and Russell Albert Ludwig Bixby) and four grandchildren (Leonardo's son Wesley David Bixby, Jan's sons Brian Exavier and Michael Khan Bixby, and Russell's daughter Tanith Lin Murphy-Bixby).
★ He once stated that nobody could ever solve a Rubik's Cube without the assistance of a book. His son Russell proved this to be incorrect, and they both soon became very accomplished at solving them.
★ He liked lateral thinking puzzles, and owned many books full of them.
★ His ashes were cast into the ocean a year after his death.
Bibliography
Collections
★ ''Devil's Scrapbook'' (1964; also as ''Call for an Exorcist'' 1974)
★ ''Space by the Tale'' (1964)
''Day of the Dove'' (1978) - novelization of his ''ST:TOS'' episode
External links
★ Jerome Bixby in ''Gary Westfahl's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film''
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