C L Moore Author

C. L. Moore (Author)
C.L. Moore (1911-1987) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She published her first story, 'Shambleau,' in 1933 in Weird Tales, where it was an immediate success. She proceeded to write high-profile stories for Weird Tales and Astounding Science Fiction for the next decade, earning particular acclaim for her characters Jirel of Joiry, the first strong female protagonist in the sword-and-sorcery genre, and daring spaceman Northwest Smith. Moore collaborated on numerous stories with her husband – science fiction author, Henry Kuttner. She received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1981, and in 1998 was posthumously inducted in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.