bˈɔːɹn ɪn siːˈæɾəl, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, hiː pˈʌblɪʃt hɪz fˈɜːst stˈoːɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt mˈuːv ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈaɪənsfˈɪkʃən ʒˈɑːnɹə ʌntˈɪl ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
Born in Seattle, Washington, he published his first story in 1938, but did not move into the science-fiction genre until the mid-1950s.