Leigh Brackett (ology)

Women In Science Fiction and Fantasy - Robin Anne Reid

2011-12-21T20:28:00.003+10:30

Brackett, Leigh (1915-1978)

Leigh Brackett was a popular presence in mid-twentieth-century American science fiction. She is best known for her skill in writing space opera —she was labeled the "Queen of Space Opera"—as well as for her screenplay for the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Brackett's writing is characterized by vivid imagery and realistic dialogue. She worked across a range of media and influenced numerous other writers.

Brackett's early works, short stories such as "Martian Quest" and "Enchantress of Venus," were published in the pulp science fiction magazines: her first stories appeared in Astounding Stories in 1940. Despite the reputation of the pulps as a male-dominated field of production, women writers such as Brackett did play a role in the shaping and development of the genre. In a period where space opera was popular, Brackett's work showed the influence of key writers in this field— particularly, Edgar Rice Burroughs—while still constructing an original voice. Her knowing, even playful, reworkings of common ideas in the subgenre led her to construct intricately imagined societies, rounded characters, and memorably vivid landscapes. Despite using male protagonists, she portrayed female characters as active, capable, and complex. Brackett's longer fiction, including The Sword of Rhiannon (1953), The Ginger Star (1974), and The Hounds of Skaith (1976), depicted worlds and societies undergoing social change, embedded within their environment and with their own histories. She also explored the consequences of a nuclear apocalypse and the construction of a rural religious community in The Long Tomorrow (1955).

Brackett's adaptability was shown in her ability to cross media, demonstrated by the plays and television and film screenplays she wrote. She also crossed genres, writing westerns (Rio Brauo, 1959) and film noir {The Big Sleep, 1946). She wrote the first draft of the screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death. Brackett was an active part of the science fiction writing community: she collaborated with Ray Bradbury and with her husband, Edmond Hamilton. Other science fiction writers, notably Marion Zimmer Bradley and Michael Moorcroft, have acknowledged Brackett's influence.

Brackett has occupied an uneasy place in the feminist science fiction canon, caught between the desire to reclaim a "herstory" of science fiction and a critical preference for explicitly feminist texts. Brackett is a key example of women that published science fiction before Second Wave feminism. However, a number of factors have resulted in the lack of critical attention to her work. She is cited as an exemplar in response to feminist critiques but worked mainly in the subgenre of space opera—not known as an especially fertile area for feminist writers. She was not engaged with feminism either in her life or in her texts. Nonetheless, Brackett's work exemplifies the negotiation of generic tropes undertaken by women writers of science fiction.

3.5 out of 5

A Memory of Murder - Ray Bradbury

2011-12-10T00:08:00.001+10:30

"This is a collection of Bradbury's very early crime stories, some of his first fiction sales. It comes complete with a short but revealing introduction that explains why the book is dedicated to Leigh Brackett."

Unseen.

http://billcrider.blogspot.com/2011/12/forgotten-books-memory-of-murder-ray.html

"Bradbury provides an interesting introduction, where he explains his debt to Leigh Brackett (friend and sometimes collaborator; herself a past master of the mystery genre). "

http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in5379/books/memory_murder.htm

The Demon Princes - Jack Vance

2011-10-18T16:05:00.002+10:30

Stumbled across this - the same cover is used for The Halfing and Other Stories as this German edition of the Demon Princes.

4.5 out of 5

The Big Jump - Leigh Brackett

2011-10-14T13:47:00.002+10:30

Phoenix Pick have done an edition :-

3.5 out of 5

http://www.phoenixpick.com/catalogue/PPickings.htm

A Working Script from Rio Bravo - Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman

2011-09-14T11:04:00.002+09:30

An acution for :-

"A Working Script from "Rio Bravo." Warner Bros., 1959. Yellow covers, screen play by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, dated "February 26, 1958," marked "Final," 122 pages, every single page folded in half by Wayne (except the last three) as was his habit with scripts he used on set, not annotated. (Please note all pages are frayed and wrinkled.)
With JW's Folding: 11" x 5"; Unfolded: 11" x 9"
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000."

5 out of 5

http://entertainment.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7045&lotNo=44082

The Sword of Rhiannon Ace Doubles Instructions - Leigh Brackett

2011-09-13T17:39:00.001+09:30

via Marooned - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books On Mars

3.5 out of 5

http://sffbooksonmars.blogspot.com/2011/09/read-first-few-pages-of-leigh-bracketts.html

The Sword of Rhiannon: Cast of Characters - Leigh Brackett

2011-09-13T17:25:00.004+09:30

Excerpt from reproduction via Marooned - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books On Mars of the Ace Double version :-

3.5 out of 5

http://sffbooksonmars.blogspot.com/2011/09/read-first-few-pages-of-leigh-bracketts.html

Rio Bravo - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T17:50:00.001+09:30

Cover of Spanish edition.

3.5 out of 5

Rio Bravo - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T17:41:00.000+09:30

Author: Leigh Brackett; Mieczysław Dutkiewicz
Publisher: Szczecin : Wydawnictwo "Przygoda", 1990.
Series: '">Westerny z "Przygody".
Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : Polish

http://www.worldcat.org/title/rio-bravo/oclc/76311057&referer=brief_results

Skytelystne cowboys - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T17:39:00.001+09:30

Author: Leigh Brackett
Publisher: Oslo : Fredhøis Forlag, 1961.
Series: En norsk pocket bok
Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : Norwegian

http://www.worldcat.org/title/skytelystne-cowboys/oclc/4903553&referer=brief_results

Rio Bravo Western-Roman - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T17:31:00.001+09:30

Author: Leigh Brackett
Publisher: München Heyne 1985
Series: Heyne-Bücher / 5 / Heyne-Western, 5, Heyne-Western, Nr. 2725
Edition/Format: Book : German : Neuaufl

http://www.worldcat.org/title/rio-bravo-western-roman/oclc/74734907&referer=brief_results

Rio Bravo - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T16:31:00.002+09:30

Spanish edition

"Leigh Brackett; F Sesén
Publisher: Barcelona Toray 1961.
Series: Best Sellers del Oeste, vol. 13
Edition/Format: Book : Spanish"

http://www.worldcat.org/title/rio-bravo/oclc/431802188?referer=list_view

Rio Bravo - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T16:13:00.004+09:30

I discovered the Corgi edition by winning an auction on ebay for a minimum bid - big surprise for it to show up as a UK book :-

"London, Corgi. 1959, First Edition. Mass Market Paperback, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾ tall. (200 gram rate) first UK issue in same year as US, paperback movie issue with cover art of John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, rear cover has photos of the main roles as well,"

Rio Bravo - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-27T16:04:00.002+09:30

It seems there is a Polish edition of this book.

3.5 out of 5

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=4616705117&searchurl=kn%3Drio%2Bbravo%2Bbrackett%26x%3D0%26y%3D0

Sense of Wonder - Leigh Brackett

2011-07-21T12:03:00.001+09:30

"Leigh Brackett – Born on December 7th, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, her birth name was Leigh Douglass Brackett and she was the daughter of William Franklin and Margaret Douglass Brackett. Her father was a certified public accountant who died in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Brackett was subsequently raised in Santa Monica by her mother and grandparents."

3.5 out of 5

http://wonder.swordsmith.com/guide/index.php/archives/417

Leigh Brackett: Heroic Fantasy at its Best - John M. Whalen

2011-06-09T10:44:00.000+09:30

"Whenever there are discussions of heroic fantasy fiction, the usual names are trotted out: Howard, Leiber, Carter, Moorcock. But there is one name that is sometimes overlooked and really should be added to that list. Leigh Brackett (1915-1978) may best be known to some as a Hollywood screenwriter, but she also wrote some of the best heroic fantasy stories ever published."

3.5 out of 5

http://www.roguebladesentertainment.com/2011/06/leigh-brackett-heroic-fantasy-at-its-best/

Leigh Brackett and Howard Hawks at work on Rio Bravo

2011-06-04T09:37:00.002+09:30

""Tuning in to the same channel": Leigh Brackett and director Howard Hawks at work on Rio Bravo(Photo: Museum of Modern Art)
I don't like to say this, because it sounds presumptuous, but Hawks and I kind of tuned in on the same channel with regard to the characters, and I think this is probably one reason that I worked with him so long. He was able to get out of me what he wanted because I had somewhat the same attitude towards the characters as he did."

5 out of 5

http://scribomatic.com/go-into-the-story-how-they-write-a-script-leigh-brackett-06-2011/

Leigh Brackett's Mars Maps - Leigh Brackett

2011-06-01T14:20:00.001+09:30

From the Best of Leigh Brackett.

5 out of 5

Overlooked Movie: Crime Doctor’s Manhunt - Randy Johnson

2011-05-04T14:18:00.001+09:30

A blog post about this work :-

"An ex-soldier comes to Dr. Ordway for help, telling of experiencing temporary loss of memory, only to come out of it wandering the same strange part of the city. Ordway agrees to take him on as a patient and he leaves. Shortly a young woman stops him, his fiancee, wanting to know what he wanted with the Doctor. Ordway can’t even admit he’s a patient."

3.5 out of 5

http://randall120.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/overlooked-movie-crime-doctors-manhunt/

The Big Jump - Virgil Finlay

2011-04-12T14:04:00.000+09:30

4 out of 5

N'chaka and Gerd - Virginie Seminaatore

2011-03-29T23:45:00.000+10:30

3 out of 5

The First Star Wars - Boris Vallejo and Others

2011-03-18T00:57:00.000+10:30

The First Star Wars - Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton

2011-03-18T00:45:00.003+10:30

Presumably The Secret of Sinharat and would be much rougher guesses at the Hamilton.

http://fantlab.ru/edition24131

Russian to English translation

Ed. Hamilton, Leigh Brackett

The first star wars

Tallinn: Melor, 1995

Series: Library of foreign forensic and adventure novel

Circulation: 15,000 copies.

ISBN: 5-7979-0412-8, 5-87005-020-0

Type of cover: hard

Pages: 288

Description:

Volume 7 *. Overseas action-fantasy.

Compiled by A. Sayapin.

The illustration on the front cover of George Bernard Shaw, on the flyleaf B. Vallejo

Between pages 224 and 225 are four inserts with illustrations by K. Ahilleosa.

Translators, and artists in the publication are not specified.

Contents:
# Edmond Hamilton. The War of the galaxy (the novel), page 3-144
# Edmond Hamilton. Hammer Valkar (novel), pages 145-218
# Lie bracket. Mystery Sinharata (novel), pages 219-286

Note:

The format of the publication is not specified.

Information about the publication available: vikc, darkseed

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Edmond Hamilton and Leigh Brackett Grave Marker

2011-03-18T00:04:00.001+10:30

4 out of 5

Edmond Hamilton and Leigh Brackett Day

2011-03-18T00:02:00.000+10:30

5 out of 5

The Truants - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-21T19:49:00.001+10:30

Illustrations from the story :-

2.5 out of 5

Rann Starke and Beudag: Lorelei of the Red Mist - Kelly Freas

2011-02-13T23:56:00.000+10:30

4 out of 5

Beudag At Bay: Lorelei of the Red Mist - Kelly Freas

2011-02-13T23:50:00.000+10:30

4 out of 5

Beudag In Chains: Lorelei of the Red Mist - Kelly Freas

2011-02-13T23:45:00.002+10:30

4 out of 5

TOPS In Science Fiction Lorelei of the Red Mist

2011-02-13T23:41:00.000+10:30

4.5 out of 5

Earth's Renaissance - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-02T15:54:00.000+10:30

"Earth's Renaissance" an essay by Leigh Brackett (Stfette, #2, July '41)

Unseen.

For Leigh Brackett - Ray Bradbury

2011-02-02T15:53:00.001+10:30

"For Leigh Brackett" a poem by Ray Bradbury in an even more limited edition of Haffner's Lorelei of the Red Mist.

Unseen.

Shadows in the Woods - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-02T15:51:00.001+10:30

"Shadows in the Woods" by Leigh Brackett (Venus, Volume One, Number 1, Jun '44)

Unseen and length unknown.

Brackett Tales - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-02T15:45:00.003+10:30

Unfortunately only available as part of a 100 book extremely limited and extremely edition

Table of Contents - BRACKETT TALES
"Lorelei of the Red Mist" facsimile of first appearance by Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury from Planet Stories, Summer '46
"Shadows in the Woods" by Leigh Brackett (Venus, Volume One, Number 1, Jun '44)
"For Leigh Brackett" a poem by Ray Bradbury (original to this book)
"Earth's Renaissance" an essay by Leigh Brackett (Stfette, #2, July '41)
Gallery of postcards, letters, and book inscriptions from Ray Bradbury to Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton
"B.T.’s Feature Flash" autobiographical article by Leigh Brackett (Planet Stories, Win '42)
"The Vizigraph" Letter to Planet Stories by Leigh Brackett (Planet Stories, Sum '43)

Unseen (barring the last two part's of course)

http://www.haffnerpress.com/1893887251.html

The Long Tomorrow - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-02T15:23:00.001+10:30

From publisher Phoenix Pick :-

The Long Tomorrow (available 2/10/2010)

ISBN 978-1-61242-013-4, 202 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9”

One of the original novels of post-nuclear holocaust America, The Long Tomorrow is considered by many to be one of the finest science fiction novels ever written on the subject. The story has inspired generations of new writers and is still as mesmerizing today as when it was originally written.

Len and Esau are young cousins living decades after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization as we know. The rulers of the post-war community have forbidden the existence of large towns and consider technology evil.

However Len and Esau long for more than their simple agrarian existence. Rumors of mythical Bartorstown, perhaps the last city in existence, encourage the boys to embark on a journey of discovery and adventure that will call into question not only firmly held beliefs, but the boys' own personal convictions.

http://www.phoenixpick.com/catalogue/PPickings.htm

The Best of Edmond Hamilton - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-02T15:20:00.001+10:30

Phoenix Pick has a new edition, both paper and ebook :-

"The Best of Edmond Hamilton (Edited by Leigh Brackett)

ISBN 978-1-60450-489-7, 348 Pages, Trade Paperback 6”x9”

Here is a collection of some of the finest short fiction penned by one of "fathers" of modern science fiction.

These stories were selected (and edited) by his wife Leigh Brackett, an author and a screenwriter. Her screen-writing credits include works on such films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, The Long Goodbye and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

This collection spans nearly half a century of Edmond Hamilton's work and was selected from a repository of hundreds of stories that he had written over that period.."

4 out of 5

On Robert E. Howard - Leigh Brackett

2011-02-01T20:01:00.001+10:30

"Howard had a great love for all that was lost and strange and faraway. One thinks of him sitting at his typewriter in Cross Plains, Texas, a young man dreaming great dreams of gods and heroes far beyond the narrow boundaries of his own space and time, roaming free across the wonderful landscapes he saw in his mind."

4 out of 5

http://theblogthattimeforgot.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-praise-of-robert-e-howard.html

The Mark of Zorro

2011-02-01T00:12:00.001+10:30

A favorite film of Brackett's when younger.

4 out of 5

Douglas Fairbanks Sr

2011-02-01T00:11:00.002+10:30

A favourite actor of Brackett's in her youth.

4 out of 5

The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling

2011-02-01T00:08:00.001+10:30

A particular book that influenced Brackett in her youth.

4 out of 5

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/236

P. C. Wren

2011-02-01T00:05:00.000+10:30