14 Facts About Anthony Boucher

William Anthony Parker White, better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher, was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio dramas.

Anthony Boucher later received a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Anthony Boucher was an editor, including science fiction anthologies, and wrote mystery reviews for many years in The New York Times.

Anthony Boucher was one of the first English translators of Jorge Luis Borges, translating "The Garden of Forking Paths" for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

Anthony Boucher helped found the Mystery Writers of America in 1946 and, in the same year, was one of the first winners of the MWA's Edgar Award for his mystery reviews in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Anthony Boucher won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine in 1957 and 1958.

Anthony Boucher edited the long-running Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction anthology series, from 1952 to 1959.

Anthony Boucher went on to write short stories for many pulp fiction magazines in America, including Adventure, Astounding, Black Mask, Ed McBain's Mystery Book, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Galaxy Science Fiction, The Master Detective, Unknown Worlds and Weird Tales.

Anthony Boucher wrote fiction for the SF and mystery markets.

Anthony Boucher taught an informal writing class from his home in Berkeley.

Anthony Boucher edited True Crime Detective, supervised the Mercury Mystery Line and the Dell Great Mystery Library; hosted Golden Voices, his series of historical opera recordings for Pacifica Radio, and served as president of Mystery Writers of America.

Anthony Boucher was a poker player, a political activist, a sport fan, a Sherlockian in The Baker Street Irregulars and a chef.

Anthony Boucher was an expert collector of recordings of early operatic singers.

Anthony Boucher died of lung cancer on April 29,1968, at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Oakland.