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1Catherine Lucille Moore (1911 – 1987), who wrote under the name "C. L. Moore", was one of the pioneering female writers of science fiction and fantasy in the United States.
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3Her first professional publication, "Shambleau", appeared in ''Magazine/WeirdTales'' in 1933, and was the first of many stories featuring the space adventurer Literature/NorthwestSmith. "Black God's Kiss" in 1935 began a series of heroic fantasy stories featuring the heroine Literature/JirelOfJoiry.
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5She was married for nearly twenty years (until his death) to fellow genre writer Creator/HenryKuttner, whom she met after he wrote her a letter (addressed to "Mr C. L. Moore", as he was unaware of her true identity) expressing his admiration for her writing. They became a CreatorCouple, writing many works together that were published under their own names or under pseudonyms such as "Lewis Padgett".
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7!!Works by C. L. Moore include:
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9* ''Literature/TheBestOfCLMoore'' edited by Creator/LesterDelRey, includes {{Autobiograph|y}}ic afterword
10* ''Literature/BeyondEarthsGates''
11* "Literature/TheCode"
12* ''Literature/EarthsLastCitadel'' (with Creator/HenryKuttner)
13* The ''Literature/JirelOfJoiry'' series
14** "Literature/BlackGodsKiss"
15* "Heir Apparent"
16* "Literature/JudgmentNight"
17* ''Literature/TheMaskOfCirce'' (with Creator/HenryKuttner)
18* "Literature/MimsyWereTheBorogoves" (with Creator/HenryKuttner)
19* The ''Literature/NorthwestSmith'' series
20** "Literature/NymphOfDarkness" (with Creator/ForrestJAckerman)
21** "{{Literature/Shambleau}}"
22* "Literature/NoWomanBorn"
23* "Literature/ParadiseStreet"
24* "Literature/PromisedLand"
25* "Literature/VintageSeason" (as Lawrence O'Donnell) adapted to film as ''{{Film/Timescape}}''
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