Name: MOSKOWITZ, Samuel Martin Aged: 76
Born: June 30, 1920 Where: Newark, New Jersey
Died: April 15, 1997 Where: _ _ _
Interred: Beth David Memorial Park, 731 Kenilworth Blvd, Kenilworth, NJ
Married: Christine Elizabeth Haycock When: July 6, 1958 (d Jan 23, 2008)
Awarded: _ _ _

Sam was one of those New York City area fans whose SF career was lopped into threes; before, during, and after WWII. Everyone was changed by the war. Pre-war stories are totally different from post-war stories. Sam was a major fan before the war, did his tour in the Army as a member of a tank destroying battalion, and then worked as an editor for several trade journals, primarily focused on the frozen foods field.

Sam was a born manager, had to do that, couldn't help himself. Author of The Immortal Storm, a fan history of New York in the 1930s and 40s. Sam worked in a niche in the SF field that let him act as helper, historian, and organizer while holding a high fan presence. Moskowitz often acted as agent, anthologized the works of early writers, and focused on the roots of science fiction.

Much has been made of an early sf convention clash (pre-war) between Moskowitz and Wollheim. Be that as it may, both men learned from the event and shifted personalities just enough that they were able to associate with each other in the later years.

BIOGRAPHY: Contemporary Authors, New Rev. Series, Vol 4, p 437-9.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Mine here.

OBITUARY: Sacramento Bee

WWII DATA: Army SN 32600732. Moskowitz, Sam. Res. Essex Co, NJ. Born 1920, NJ. Drafted Newark, Dec 18, 1942. Pvt. 1 year college. Single. White.
MIL MARKER: "Moskowitz, Sam; June 30, 1920 - Apr 15, 1997; Pvt, US Army, World War II"

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