Science fiction and fantasy author and poet who is best known for Growing Up Weightless and The Last Hot Time. Known for his intelligence and wit, he wrote numerous literary parodies as well as poems in Shakespearean blank verse.
He belonged to the Science Fiction Club at his alma mater, Indiana University, Bloomington. In the late 1970s, he moved to New York to write for Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.
His novels, The Final Reflection and How Much for Just the Planet, were based on the popular science fiction television series, Star Trek.
He was born and raised in Indiana. He and Elise Matthesen were long-term partners.
He was a fan of Douglas Adams.
John M. Ford Age
How old is John M. Ford? He was born in 1957, he was 66 years old at the time of his death.
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John M. Ford Wiki
| Famous as | Poet |
|---|---|
| Age | 66 years old |
| Birthday | April 10, 1957 |
| Birthplace | Indiana |
| Date of Death | September 25, 2006 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Height | N/A |
| Weight | N/A |
Quotes by John M. Ford
We’re not lost. We’re locationally challenged.
— John M. Ford
There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don’t.
— John M. Ford
I’m very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn’t be? But it’s not a choice I made.
— John M. Ford
At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe.
— John M. Ford
The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean.
— John M. Ford