Martin Greenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1918 New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 2013 (aged 95) Medford, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | editor, publisher |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | science fiction |
Martin Greenberg (June 28, 1918 – October 20, 2013) was an American book publisher and editor ofscience fiction anthologies.
Greenberg married in 1941. He was in theU.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 where he attained the rank ofcorporal and won five battle stars.
After leaving the Army, Greenberg was associated with the small press publisher New Collector's Group founded by Paul Dennis O'Connor andHannes Bok. Greenberg and O'Conner clashed about the direction of the press, causing Greenberg to leave, taking the rights toThe Carnelian Cube byL. Sprague de Camp andFletcher Pratt as his buyout fee.
In 1948, Greenberg foundedGnome Press withDavid Kyle, a fellow member of theHydra Club, aNew York-based science fiction club.The Carnelian Cube was the first book published by the new press. Greenberg edited a number of themed anthologies for Gnome Press.
He was involved in disputes with authors concerning payment, andIsaac Asimov called him a "crook". Greenberg, with Gnome Press, was the first publisher of Asimov's epicFoundation Trilogy, but those rights were long ago transferred toDoubleday. Ultimately, Gnome Press was not successful and it went out of business in 1962. Greenberg went on to work as a mainstream editor for Abelard–Schuman.
Later on, he ran an art supply store onLong Island before retiring. Greenberg died in October 2013 at the age of 95.[1][2]
| International | |
|---|---|
| Other | |
