(1909-1998) US author, brother of Arthur Porges, who collaborated with him on at least one story: "A Touch of Sun" (April 1959 Fantastic). Irwin Porges wrote five volumes of nonfiction, those of sf relevance being the literary biographies Edgar Allan Poe (1963) and Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan (1975). [JC/DRL].

Irwin Porges

born Maywood, Illinois: 5 September 1909

died 10 September 1998

works

nonfiction (selected)

• Edgar Allan Poe (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Chilton Books, 1963) [nonfiction: Edgar Allan Poe: hb/]
• Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1975) [nonfiction: Edgar Rice Burroughs: hb/]

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