BENSON, Gordon Jr

(1936-)

   US bookseller, publisher and bibliographer. GB released the first of many solo BIBLIOGRAPHIES of sf figures in 1980, and moved into partnership with UK bibliographer Phil STEPHENSEN-PAYNE (whom see for authors treated in collaboration) in 1983. By the late 1980s GB had become relatively less active, although he continued to participate with Stephensen-Payne in many projects. His earlier bibliographies were sometimes technically deficient in their presentation of data, but the material presented was scrupulously trustworthy, and later editions of early publications, as well as projects dating from about the mid-1980s, are far more user-friendly. GB's solo bibliographical work covers the following authors (whom see for titles): Leigh BRACKETT, A. Bertram CHANDLER, Hal CLEMENT, Edmond HAMILTON, Harry HARRISON, Edgar PANGBORN, H. Beam PIPER, Margaret ST CLAIR, William TENN, Wilson TUCKER, Manly Wade WELLMAN, James WHITE and Jack WILLIAMSON.

   JC