Basil Wells

American novelist

Basil Wells
Born	(1912-06-11)June 11, 1912 Springboro, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	December 23, 2003(2003-12-23) (aged 91)
Pen name	Gene Ellerman
Occupation	Short story writer, poet
Nationality	American
Genre	science fiction, fantasy western, detective

Basil Eugene Wells (June 11, 1912 – December 23, 2003) was an American writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man" appeared in the magazine Super Science Stories in 1940. He wrote science fiction, fantasy western and detective stories for various magazines sometimes under the name Gene Ellerman. Two collections of his stories, Planets of Adventure and Doorways to Space were published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.

References

Basil Wells at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 1312. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
Simms, Richard (2007-10-13). "Basil Wells: A Tribute and Bibliography". Retrieved 2008-04-28.
Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 449. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.