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Evan E. Filby

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Marysville, California, The United States

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I learned to read early, fortunately after my Mom decided to ignore the local teachers' objections to the "phonics" method of teaching a child to read. (There's a whole history in itself to that, but we won't go there.) And I read everything -- including (for those who remember) the entire "The Book of Knowledge" series. I loved both history and science, but in high school practicality dictated pursuit of a more-obviously-employable education in science.
I began writing nonfiction in college, followed by science fiction in graduate school. I even completed a science fiction novel (rejected many times) by the time I received my Ph.D. degree in chemistry. After that, I wrote mostly technical nonfiction, with a few short stories (not published, ...more

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Actress Marjorie Reynolds: From Silent Films to Made-For-TV (otd 08/12)

Long-time movie and TV star Marjorie (Goodspeed) Reynolds was born August 12, 1917 in Buhl, Idaho. Her parents were Harry W. and Grace Goodspeed, both from Maine. Her father received his M.D. degree from the Medical School of Maine (Bowdoin College) in 1897. Dr. Goodspeed practiced in Maine, New York City, and Chicago before settling in Buhl around 1909.

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