Henry Kuttner.
Kuttner was a prolific SF writer in the 40s and 50s. He was married to C.L. Moore, another leading writer of that time. They wrote both separately and together using a large number of pseudonyms. Unfortunately, Kuttner died in 1958, still a relatively young man. "What You Need" originally appeared in the Oct 1945 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. It was credited to Lewis Padgett, a pseudonym used frequently by Kuttner and Moore.
Kuttner was a prolific SF writer in the 40s and 50s. He was married to C.L. Moore, another leading writer of that time. They wrote both separately and together using a large number of pseudonyms. Unfortunately, Kuttner died in 1958, still a relatively young man. "What You Need" originally appeared in the Oct 1945 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. It was credited to Lewis Padgett, a pseudonym used frequently by Kuttner and Moore.
Kuttner wrote dozens of short stories in the 40s and 50s.An especially noteworthy story was "Mimsy Were the Borogroves". You may know it as the movie, "The Last Mimzy".
"Mimsy were the Borogroves" & "Vintage Season" were included in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame anthologies, voted on by members of Science Fiction Writers of America in 1970.
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