Donald R. Bensen

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Donald R. Bensen


Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
October 03, 1927

Died
October 19, 1997

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Donald Roynald Bensen (October 3, 1927 – October 19, 1997), also known as Don Bensen and sometimes listed as D.R. Bensen, was an American editor and science fiction writer. Editorally he is best known for editing works of P. G. Wodehouse and his involvement in their re-issue in paperback in the United States. Authorially, he is best known for his 1978 alternative history novel, And Having Writ…, published first by Bobbs-Merrill.

Bensen's literary career began as a literary agent at Scott Meredith. He was appointed editor of Pyramid Publications in 1957, and was eventually, if not immediately, editor-in-chief there. Later he was a senior editor for Ballantine Books and afterwards the Berkely Publishing Corporation of New York. In 1983 he join
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And Having Writ...

3.45 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions
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The Unknown

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3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1963 — 10 editions
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The Unknown Five

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4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions
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Sherlock Holmes in New York

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3.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions
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Swashbuckler

3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1976 — 2 editions
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Butch and Sundance : The Ea...

3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions
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William Goldman's Mr. Horn

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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Biblical Limericks

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986
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Mask of the Tracker (The Tr...

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1992
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Salto a lo desconocido

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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1963
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