Born in Seattle, Washington, he published his first story in 1938, but did not move into the science-fiction genre until the mid-1950s.
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.