Jim Harmon

Born in Mount Carmel, Illinois, on April 21, 1933, he became known as a science fiction short-story writer and a popular culture historian. He began publishing professional SF in the 1950s and wrote for magazines such as Galaxy and If, sometimes using the pseudonym Judson Grey.

He later became especially admired for his writing on the Golden Age of Radio, earning a reputation as one of the field's most enthusiastic and knowledgeable historians. His nonfiction also ranged across comics, horror films, and other corners of classic American entertainment, reflecting a lifelong love of fandom and media history.

He died on February 16, 2010, in California. Remembered by readers as both an author and a passionate archivist of popular culture, he left behind work that still appeals to anyone curious about vintage science fiction and old-time radio.