H. L. GoldHorace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 – February 21, 1996) was a science fiction writer and editor from the United States. Gold was born in Canada and migrated to the United States when he was two years old. He was best known for his original and freshapproach to science fiction as the editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and he also briefly worked for DC Comics. H. L. Gold was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 26, 1914. Gold was born Jewish, and some allege that he had to write behind aliases at initially because publishers were concerned about the readers' antisemitism. During World War II, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in the Pacific War. As a result of his wartime experiences, he developed agoraphobia, which became so severe that he was unable to leave his flat for more than two decades. He gained some control over the ailment near the end of his life. His first marriage to Evelyn Stein ended in divorce in 1957, and he married Muriel "Nicky" (Nicholson) Conley in 1958. He passed away in 1996. From 1955 through 1963, his brother Floyd C. Gold, writing under the pen name Floyd C. Gale, was the chief book critic for Galaxy. E. J. Gold, his son, is an artist, writer, and musician. Read More Read Less