Lightner, A.M. (1904–1988)
Lightner, A.M. (1904–1988)
American science-fiction and children's writer. Name variations: Alice M. Lightner; Alice L. Hopf. Born Alice Martha Lightner, Oct 11, 1904, in Detroit, MI; died Feb 3, 1988, in Upper Black Eddy, PA; attended Westover School, Middlebury, CT; Vassar College, BA, 1927; m. Ernest Joachim Hopf, 1935; children: 1 son.
Writings include The Rock of Three Planets (1963), The Planet Poachers (1965), Doctor to the Galaxy (1965), The Space Ark (1968), The Day of the Drones (1969) and Star Circus (1977); also wrote many books for children under name Alice L. Hopf, including Monarch Butterflies (1965), Whose House is It? (1980) and Hyenas (1983).
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