Lee Hawkins Garby [SEP] date of birth
Lee Hawkins Garby
Lee Hawkins Garby (1892–1953) was the co-author with Edward Elmer Smith of the 1928 serial novel "The Skylark of Space", the first science fiction story in which humans left the solar system. She was the wife of Dr. Carl DeWitt Garby, a friend of Dr. Smith's from college at the University of Idaho.
The novel was first published as a book in 1946, as "The Skylark of Space: The Tale of the First Inter-Stellar Cruise" (Buffalo Book
to her in "Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965" notes that Dr. Smith never hesitated to mention either her gender or marital status, always referring to her as Mrs. Garby.
External links.
- (author) Garby, Lee Hawkins search report at WorldCat
- Lee Hawkins Garby at Open Library