Virgil Finlay

Overview:

  • Legal Name: Finlay, Virgil Warden
  • Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, USA
  • Date of Birth: July 23, 1914
  • Date of Death: January 18, 1971

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Born in Rochester, New York. Finlay was self-taught, and like %%A,Hannes Bok%%, got his start with %%A,Farnsworth Wright%%, who edited Weird Tales. Finlay's work is distinctive for his use of scratchboard, which is particularly well-suited to the demands of pulp printing, due to the use of very coarse paper of poor quality.

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Magazine Editor

Non-fiction

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Awards

  • 0000. Virgil Finlay Remembered - Locus Poll Award, Best Related Non-Fiction Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Second Book of Virgil Finlay - Locus Poll Award, Best Art or Illustrated Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Sixth Book of Virgil Finlay - Locus Poll Award, Best Related Non-Fiction Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages - Hugo Award, Best Non-Fiction Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. Virgil Finlay's Strange Science - Locus Poll Award, Best Art Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. Virgil Finlay's Far Beyond - Locus Poll Award, Best Art Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. Virgil Finlay's Phantasms - Locus Poll Award, Best Art Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Collectors' Book of Virgil Finlay - Locus Poll Award, Best Art Book (Nomination)

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