Alex Apostolides

Born in San Francisco on November 29, 1923, Alex Apostolides was an American writer whose career reached well beyond fiction. Reliable reference sources describe him as an archaeologist, museum curator, journalist, and author, and his writing life seems to reflect that same curiosity about people, places, and ideas.

He began publishing science fiction in 1953, with early stories written alongside Mark Clifton. Their collaborations became part of the well-known "Bossy" sequence, and Apostolides also published at least one solo story, "Sandy Had a Tiger." Although his fiction output was small and concentrated in the 1950s, it earned him a lasting place in science-fiction reference works and public-domain collections.

Later in life, Apostolides was also active in radio and regional history. University of Texas at El Paso materials show him co-creating programs for KTEP, where he and Patti Apostolides helped tell stories from the history of El Paso and the Southwest. He died on September 27, 2005.