Willy Ley

Overview:

• Legal Name: Ley, Willy
• Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
• Date of Birth: October 02, 1906
• Date of Death: June 24, 1969
• Pseudonym:
  • Robert Willey
• Pseudonym of: John Brown

Notes:

Ley's book Die Moglichkeit der Weltraumfahrt (1928) inspired Lang's film F,Frau im Mond (1929), which in turn inspired a generation of Germans to take up rocketry (The first V2 rockets had Frau im Mond painted on them).

Awards:

• 1953. Excellence in Fact Articles Hugo, Special Awards
• 1956. Best Feature Writer Hugo, Special Awards
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Resources:

• Wikipedia article on Willy Ley