Ross Rocklynne

Born Ross Louis Rocklin in Cincinnati, Ohio, he wrote under the name Ross Rocklynne and became a regular presence in American science fiction magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. His first known professional story, Man of Iron, appeared in Astounding in 1935, and he went on to publish many stories in the pulp era.

He is usually associated with the Golden Age of science fiction, though his work began slightly earlier than the movement's classic peak. Readers often remember him for energetic space adventures and clever scientific dilemmas, including stories such as The Men and the Mirror. He also used several other pen names, including Paul Cahendon, R. L. Rocklin, and R. Rocklinne.

Rocklynne remained part of the wider science fiction community beyond his magazine fiction, and he is noted in genre reference works as an active figure in early fandom as well as professional publishing. He died in Los Angeles, California, on October 29, 1988.