From: andyl@azaal.plus.com 
  
 On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:22:29 GMT, cool@forcats.com  wrote: 
 > In article , chris@x- 
 > track.demon.wastebitco.uk says... 
 >> 
 >> Saberhagen to Simak to E E Doc Smith in the "Esses" 
 >> 
 > 
 > hmmm I still have the lensman paperbacks somewhere - I didnt know for 
 > years that smith was a she not a he - quite a shock that when I found out 
  
 Ehh?  EE 'Doc' Smith was Edward Elmer Smith.  He did have the help of 
 a female friend when writing _The Skylark Of Space_ for the tricky 
 dialogue bits. 
  
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