Roman Frederick Starzl | |
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 Roman F. Starzl as pictured in Wonder Stories in 1930 | |
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 1976 (aged 76–77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | science fiction |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Thomas E. Starzl (son, physician) |
Roman Frederick Starzl (1899–1976) was an American writer. He, and earlier, his father (John V. Starzl), owned the Le Mars Globe-Post newspaper of Le Mars, Iowa. Roman Frederick was also the father of physician Thomas E. Starzl.[1] His writing is largely forgotten now, but he was called a "master" by the pioneer of space opera E. E. Smith. Starzl's Interplanetary Flying Patrol, in The Hornets of Space, may have influenced Smith's Galactic Patrol. There is an extensive interview with Thomas Starzl about his father in Eric Leif Davin's Pioneers of Wonder.
- ^ "The Long Search for the Bohemian Ancestors of John V. Starzl, The Doctor Thomas E. Starzl Website, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh