Gail Kimberly Explained

Gail Kimberly
Birth Date:	August 1, 1927
Birth Place:	New York, New York, U.S.
Death Date:	April 8, 2011 (age 83)
Death Place:	Placentia, California, U.S.
Other Names:	Gail Kimberly Francis, G. K. Francis, Gail Van Achthoven, Dayle Courtney, Alix Andre
Occupation:	Writer, secretary

Sunya Gail Kimberly Francis (August 1, 1927 – April 8, 2011) was an American writer based in Los Angeles. She wrote science fiction, horror, gothic romance, and young adult stories and novels in the 1970s and 1980s, and children's fiction for the Los Angeles Times between 1999 and 2003.

Early life and education

Kimberly was born in New York City, the daughter of Wilbert Ross "Kip" Kimberly and Evelyn Martha Cox Kimberly.^{[1] [2]} Her father was born in Canada, and her mother was born in Scotland.

Career

Kimberly was a secretary^[3] in Los Angeles and Pasadena, from the 1950s into the early 1970s. She wrote science fiction, horror, gothic romance, and YA stories and novels.^{[4] [5]} Editor Roger Elwood selected stories by Kimberly for several anthologies.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} In the later 1990s and early 2000s, Kimberly wrote serialized short fiction for the chidren's page of the Los Angeles Times.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} She was a member of the California Writers Club,^[14] the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society,^[15] the Romance Writers of America and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Publications

In addition to works under her own name, Kimberly wrote young adult and gothic romance genre fiction under pseudonyms including Alix Andre and Dayle Courtney.^[16]

• "For Onomatopoeia's Sake" (1967, poem)^[17]
• "The Prince and the Physician" (1969)
• "The Face of the Enemy" (1973)
• "Many Mansions" (1973)
• "Peace, Love, and Food for the Hungry" (1973)^[18]
• "The Fire Fountain" (1974)^[19]
• "Lady Bountiful" (1974)
• "Minna in the Night Sky" (1974)^[20]
• "The Horseman from Hel" (1974)
• "Where Summer Song Rings Hollow" (1975)
• "A Nice Girl Like Me" (1975)^[21]
• Flyer (1975)^[22]
• "A Little Bit of Recycled Time" (1976)^[23]
• "Gloria" (1978)^[24]
• Dracula Began (1978)^[25]
• Skateboard (1978, novelization of the film Skateboard)^{[26] [27]}
• Star Jewel (1979)
• Secret of the Abbey (1980, as Alix Andre)
• "Ice Road" (1980)
• Goodbye is Just the Beginning (1980)
• The Trail of Bigfoot (1983, as Dayle Courtney)
• "Child of Faerie" (1998)^[28]
• "My Cool Sister" (serialized 1999, published in book form in 2003)^[29]
• "The Space Travelers" (2000)
• "A Bunch of Presents" (2001)
• "The Otherwhere Ice Show" (2002)
• "'No Way to Go!'" (2003)^[30]
• "Requiem"^[31]

Personal life

Kimberly married twice. Her first husband was Antonius J. Van Achthoven; they married in 1951, had two children, and divorced in 1974. Her second husband was Kellin D. Francis; they married in 1980. She lived in Michigan in the 1990s.^[32] She died in 2011, in Placentia, California, at the age of 83.^[33]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gail Kimberly . Star jewel (A Sprint Library book) . 1989 . Scholastic Book Services . Internet Archive . 978-0-590-35218-5.
2. News: 1980-01-06 . Wilbert R. Kimberly . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 17 . Newspapers.com.
3. News: Weinstock . Matt . 1966-01-26 . The Exacked Thing to Say . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 32 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Knowles . Jackie . June 25, 1975 . Area Sci-Fi Writer Adds Woman's Touch . Pasadena Star-News . C1, C9 . NewspaperArchive.com.
5. News: Gaede . Susan . July 25, 2002 . Brea author sells three new books to publisher . Brea La Habra Star Progress . 10 . NewspaperArchive.com.
6. Book: Elwood, Roger . Continuum . 1974 . Putnam . 978-0-399-11303-1 . en.
7. Book: Elwood, Roger . The Far Side of Time, Thirteen Original Stories: A Science Fiction Anthology . 1974 . Dodd, Mead . 978-0-396-06857-0 . en.
8. Book: Elwood, Roger . The Berserkers . 1974 . Trident Press . 978-0-671-27113-8 . en . Internet Archive.
9. Book: Elwood, Roger . Dystopian Visions . 1975 . Prentice-Hall . 978-0-13-222216-7 . en.
10. News: Kimberly . Gail . 1999-10-05 . My Cool Sister . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 139 . Newspapers.com.
11. News: Kimberly . Gail . 2000-03-31 . The Space Travelers . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 248 . Newspapers.com.
12. News: Kimberly . Gail . 2001-05-09 . A Bunch of Presents . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 77 . Newspapers.com.
13. News: Kimberly . Gail . 2002-02-22 . The Otherwhere Ice Show . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 35 . Newspapers.com.
14. News: 2008-02-09 . Orange County Calendar . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 31 . Newspapers.com.
15. Book: Worldcon . L.A.con II . 1984 . 179 . Internet Archive.
16. Web site: SFE: Kimberly, Gail . 2024-07-07 . SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
17. News: 1967-06-08 . For Onomatopoeia's Sake . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 50 . Newspapers.com.
18. Book: The other side of tomorrow : original science fiction stories about young people of the future . 1973 . New York : Random House . Internet Archive . 978-0-394-82468-0.
19. Book: Continuum 2 . 1977 . London : Wyndham Publications . Internet Archive . 978-0-352-39655-6.
20. Book: Herbert, Nick . Faster Than Light: Superluminal Loopholes in Physics . 1989-11-30 . Penguin . 978-0-452-26317-8 . 189 . en.
21. Kimberly . Gail . September 1975 . A Nice Girl Like Me . Galaxy Science Fiction . 36 . 8 . 59–64 . Internet Archive.
22. Book: Donawerth, Jane L. . Frankenstein's Daughters: Women Writing Science Fiction . 1997-04-01 . 136. Syracuse University Press . 978-0-8156-2686-2 . en.
23. Kimberly . Gail . September 1976 . A Little Bit of Recycled Time . Galaxy Science Fiction . 37 . 6 . 70–84 . Internet Archive.
24. Book: Pournelle, Jerry . Black holes and other marvels . 1978 . New York : Fawcett Crest Books . Internet Archive . 978-0-449-23962-9 . Jerry Pournelle.
25. Book: The Vampire in Folklore, History, Literature, Film and Television: A Comprehensive Bibliography . 2015-10-07 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-9936-6 . 55 . en.
26. Book: Larson, Randall D. . Films Into Books: An Analytical Bibliography of Film Novelizations, Movie, and TV Tie-ins . 1995 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-2928-2 . 398 . en.
27. Book: Kimberly, Gail . Skateboard . 1978 . Grosset & Dunlap . Internet Archive.
28. Book: Bruce Coville . Glory of Unicorns . 1998-04-01 . Demco Media . Internet Archive . 978-0-606-18551-6.
29. Book: Kimberly, Gail . My cool sister . 2003 . Carlsbad, CA : Dominie Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-7685-2075-0.
30. News: Kimberly . Gail . 2003-03-05 . 'No Way to Go!' . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . 68 . Newspapers.com.
31. Book: Tymn . Marshall B. . Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines . Ashley . Michael . 1985-12-23 . Bloomsbury Academic . 978-0-313-21221-5 . 162 . en.
32. News: Hudson . Berkeley . 1992-03-01 . Word-Power Lunch; Authors of Children's Books Mix Weekly Meals with Literary Criticism . 2024-07-07 . The Los Angeles Times . B1, B11 . Newspapers.com.
33. Web site: Gail Francis Obituary. 2024-07-07 . May 13, 2011 . Los Angeles Times, via Legacy.com.