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	She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.		She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.

			==Biography==
			Norton's parents were Adalbert Freely Norton, who owned a rug company, and Bertha Stemm Norton. She began writing at Collinwood High School in Cleveland, under the tutelage of Miss Sylvia Cochrane. She was the editor of a literary page in the school's paper called ''The Collingwood Spotlight'' for which she wrote short stories. During this time, she wrote her first book—''Ralestone Luck'', which was eventually published as her second novel in 1938, the first being ''The Prince Commands'' in 1934.

			After graduating from high school in 1930, Norton continued her education at Flora Stone Mather College of [[Case Western Reserve University\|Western Reserve University]]. In 1932, she began working for the [[Cleveland Public Library\|Cleveland Library System]] and remained there for 18 years, latterly in the children's section of the Nottingham Branch Library in Cleveland. She legally changed her name to ''Andre Alice Norton'' in 1934 to appeal to a predominantly male audience and to increase her marketability. From 1940 to 1941, she worked as a special librarian in the cataloguing department of the [[Library of Congress]], involved in a project related to alien citizenship. The project was abruptly terminated upon the American entry into [[World War II]].

			In 1941, she bought a bookstore called the ''Mystery House'' in [[Mount Rainier, Maryland]]. The business failed and she returned to the Cleveland Public Library until 1950. Then she began working as a reader for the [[Martin Greenberg]] at the [[Gnome Press]] company, where she remained until 1958, after which she became a full-time professional author. Note that [[Martin Greenberg]] is not the S.F. author [[Martin H. Greenberg]]

			She was a member of the [[Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA)]], a loose-knit group of [[Heroic fantasy\|Heroic Fantasy]] authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in [[Lin Carter\|Lin Carter's]] ''[[Flashing Swords!]]'' anthologies.

			In later years, as Norton's health became uncertain, she was motivated to move to Florida in November 1966, and then to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]. From [[February 21]], [[2005]], she was under [[hospice care]], with her health in a precipitous decline. She died on [[March 17]], [[2005]], peacefully, in her own home.

			Her final complete novel, ''Three Hands for Scorpio'', was published on 1 April 2005. She was collaborating with [[Jean Rabe]] on the novel ''Return to Quag Keep'' when she died. It was completed by Rabe and published in 2006.

			On [[February 20]], [[2005]], the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], which had earlier honored her with its [[Grand Master Nebula\|Grand Master]] Award in 1983, announced the creation of the [[Andre Norton Award]], to be given each year for an outstanding work of fantasy or science fiction for the [[Young adult literature]] market, beginning in 2006. While the [[Andre Norton Award]] is not a [[Nebula Award]], the eligibility requirements and award procedures are the same as those for the [[Nebula Award]]s.

			Often called the Grande Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy by biographers such as J.M Cornwell and organizations such as [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], [[Publishers Weekly]], and [[Time (magazine)\|Time]], Andre Norton wrote novels for over 70 years. She had a profound influence on the entire genre, having over 300 published titles read by at least four generations of science fiction and fantasy readers and writers. Notable authors who cite her influence include [[Greg Bear]], [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Cecilia Dart-Thornton]], [[Tanya Huff]], [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Charles de Lint]], [[Joan D. Vinge]], [[David Weber]], and [[K. D. Wentworth]].

	==Recurring themes==		==Recurring themes==

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	She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.		She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.

	~~==Biography==~~
	Norton's parents were Adalbert Freely Norton, who owned a rug company, and Bertha Stemm Norton. She began writing at Collinwood High School in Cleveland, under the tutelage of Miss Sylvia Cochrane. She was the editor of a literary page in the school's paper called ''The Collingwood Spotlight'' for which she wrote short stories. During this time, she wrote her first book—''Ralestone Luck'', which was eventually published as her second novel in 1938, the first being ''The Prince Commands'' in 1934.

	After graduating from high school in 1930, Norton continued her education at Flora Stone Mather College of [[Case Western Reserve University\|Western Reserve University]]. In 1932, she began working for the [[Cleveland Public Library\|Cleveland Library System]] and remained there for 18 years, latterly in the children's section of the Nottingham Branch Library in Cleveland. She legally changed her name to ''Andre Alice Norton'' in 1934 to appeal to a predominantly male audience and to increase her marketability. From 1940 to 1941, she worked as a special librarian in the cataloguing department of the [[Library of Congress]], involved in a project related to alien citizenship. The project was abruptly terminated upon the American entry into [[World War II]].

	In 1941, she bought a bookstore called the ''Mystery House'' in [[Mount Rainier, Maryland]]. The business failed and she returned to the Cleveland Public Library until 1950. Then she began working as a reader for the [[Martin Greenberg]] at the [[Gnome Press]] company, where she remained until 1958, after which she became a full-time professional author. Note that [[Martin Greenberg]] is not the S.F. author [[Martin H. Greenberg]]

	She was a member of the [[Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA)]], a loose-knit group of [[Heroic fantasy\|Heroic Fantasy]] authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in [[Lin Carter\|Lin Carter's]] ''[[Flashing Swords!]]'' anthologies.

	In later years, as Norton's health became uncertain, she was motivated to move to Florida in November 1966, and then to [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]. From [[February 21]], [[2005]], she was under [[hospice care]], with her health in a precipitous decline. She died on [[March 17]], [[2005]], peacefully, in her own home.

	Her final complete novel, ''Three Hands for Scorpio'', was published on 1 April 2005. She was collaborating with [[Jean Rabe]] on the novel ''Return to Quag Keep'' when she died. It was completed by Rabe and published in 2006.

	On [[February 20]], [[2005]], the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], which had earlier honored her with its [[Grand Master Nebula\|Grand Master]] Award in 1983, announced the creation of the [[Andre Norton Award]], to be given each year for an outstanding work of fantasy or science fiction for the [[Young adult literature]] market, beginning in 2006. While the [[Andre Norton Award]] is not a [[Nebula Award]], the eligibility requirements and award procedures are the same as those for the [[Nebula Award]]s.

	Often called the Grande Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy by biographers such as J.M Cornwell and organizations such as [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], [[Publishers Weekly]], and [[Time (magazine)\|Time]], Andre Norton wrote novels for over 70 years. She had a profound influence on the entire genre, having over 300 published titles read by at least four generations of science fiction and fantasy readers and writers. Notable authors who cite her influence include [[Greg Bear]], [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Cecilia Dart-Thornton]], [[Tanya Huff]], [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Charles de Lint]], [[Joan D. Vinge]], [[David Weber]], and [[K. D. Wentworth]].

	==Recurring themes==		==Recurring themes==

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	Alice Mary Norton, better known as '''Andre Norton''', was an award-winning author of more than a hundred novels, mostly in science fiction and fantasy.		'''Alice Mary Norton''' ([[1912]]-[[2005]]), better known as '''Andre Norton''', was an award-winning author of more than a hundred novels, mostly in science fiction and fantasy.

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	She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.		She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.

			== Bibliography ==

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			== External Links ==
			* [http://www.andre-norton.org/ Official website]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton Wikipedia entry]
			* [http://www.sfwa.org/news/anorton.htm SFWA memorial]

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	Alice Mary Norton, better known as '''Andre Norton''', was an award-winning author of more than a hundred novels, mostly in science fiction and fantasy. She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston.		Alice Mary Norton, better known as '''Andre Norton''', was an award-winning author of more than a hundred novels, mostly in science fiction and fantasy.

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			She wrote under three masculine pseudonyms: Andre Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. Andre Norton was a legal name change.


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