| Raymond F. Jones View Works by this Person | |
| Web Site | The Unofficial Raymond F. Jones Website http://www.geocities.com/calmeacham |
| Also Known As | Raymond R. Jones |
| Religion | LDS |
| Birth Date | November 17, 1915 |
| Death Date | January 24, 1994 |
| Birth Place | Salt Lake City |
| LDS Missions | Galveston, Texas |
| Parents | David F. Jones and Josephine Anderson |
| Spouse | Married Elaine Kimball, June 27, 1940, in the Salt Lake Temple. She died July 23, 1970. Married Lillian Wats May 2, 1973. |
| Career | Ray worked for the Weather Bureau and the Genealogical Society for many years. He was active in genealogy work his entire life. He retired from Sperry, Utah, as a publications engineer after 15 years. He was a well known writer of science, fact and fiction, both as a profession and a hobby. He sold his first magazine at the age of 17. He published over 15 books and hundreds of magazine articles. One of his first books, This Island Earth, was made into a motion picture and was one of the earliest science fiction movies ever made. [from obituary in SL Tribune] Some of Ray Jones’s stories were republished. Listed here are the first publication of each story and reprintings in collections of his works. For a more extensive bibliography, see the Mormon Speculative Fiction Bibliography. |
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