In December 1945, Heinlein’s writing career was taking off. He generously made another attempt to help Hubbard to adjust to civilian life. Heinlein offered Hubbard a contract to rewrite his early (and unpublished) novel, “For Us, the Living” which he had created back in 1938. Hubbard signed a generous contract that would have given him 50% of the profits. Soon after, he left Hubbard’s home to move in with Jack Parsons, and nothing more was heard of the project. Hubbard had passed up a chance … [Read more...] about Blog article: Robert A Heinlein – A Real Science Fiction Author’s Experience with L Ron Hubbard (2014)
John Arwine
The Revolt of the American Nuclear Physicists (1957)
At the end of World War 2 a friend of mine, Lt. Commander of the Coast Guard, Johnny Arwine, and myself went to the California Institute of Technology[1. Wikipedia: California Institute of Technology.]—Cal Tech— to meet with a great many old time atomic physicists who had been at the project that dropped the original bomb—from Los Alamos Gordas[1. Wikipedia: Los Alamos National Laboratory.], [1. In the 1989 edition of All About Radiation, the preceding sentence reads, "At the end of World War … [Read more...] about The Revolt of the American Nuclear Physicists (1957)
Letter: Robert Heinlein to John Arwine (1946)
Vida does not resemble your mother. She looks like a wood nymph. You like her. You do not love her to desperation. You are not jealous of her. She thrills you physically and you enjoy her. — L. Ron Hubbard (ca. 1946) [1. From The Admissions of L. Ron Hubbard, ca. 1946] Source: The Heinlein Archives (CORR220-3) Re: Vida Jameson, Jack Parsons, Sara Northrup, L. Ron Hubbard. (Relevant sections paraphrased) Heinlein wrote that he and his wife had hoped to hear more about what Hubbard was … [Read more...] about Letter: Robert Heinlein to John Arwine (1946)
Letter: Robert A. Heinlein to Lt. Commander A. B. (Bud) Scoles (14 April 1942)
Source: Heinlein archives (ANNA201a-08) Date: 14 April 1942 RAH writes to Bud[1. Lt. Commander A. B. Scoles, Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, per other letters in this file.]saying that although he was then receiving mail at John W. Campbell's address (2065 Hilltop Road, Westfield, New Jersey) he was staying at John Arwine's apartment (9 West 32nd Street, CH4-2567 in Manhattan.) [1. Mentions also in this letter an artist, August von Munchausen, a friend of Arwine who made a good … [Read more...] about Letter: Robert A. Heinlein to Lt. Commander A. B. (Bud) Scoles (14 April 1942)
Note: Republicans (ca. 1942)
Source: Heinlein archives (ANNA201a-09) Date: (n.d.) Handwritten note in what appears to be Heinlein's handwriting: Republicans [1. According to Wikipedia, in 1934 Heinlein worked actively for the Democratic campaign of Upton Sinclair for Governor of California.], [1. On a Navy Personal History Statement 31 January 1951 (Heinlein archives: ANNA201a-08), Heinlein reported under "Organization Affiliations: Boy Scouts of America, Troop 28, Kansas City; Kelvin Klub, Central High School; … [Read more...] about Note: Republicans (ca. 1942)
Memo: Lieut. (j.g.) Heinlein, U. S. Navy, Ret., to Bureau of Navigation re: change of address (May 18, 1940)
Date: 18 May 1940 Lieut. (j.g.) Robert A. Heinlein, U. S. Navy, retired, advised the Bureau of Navigation via the Commandant Eleventh Naval District of his new temporary address, care of John Arwine, 9 West 32nd Street, New York City, New York.[1. Hubbard moved to Manhattan in the fall of 1939. Miller writes "In the early months of 1940, Ron ...working under the blue light in the curtained cubicle in his apartment on the Upper West Side, ... produced three stories that would come to be … [Read more...] about Memo: Lieut. (j.g.) Heinlein, U. S. Navy, Ret., to Bureau of Navigation re: change of address (May 18, 1940)