Midnight Marquee Press & Luminary Press (series)

Ib Melchior

Description by OLDIES.com:

The fascinating story of science fiction filmmaker Ib Melchior, who delighted film fans with his work on such projects as The Angry Red Planet, Robinson Crusoe on Mars and The Outer Limits, is more than just the story of a genre movie creator, it contains remarkable information about a man who touched the beating heart of another; stepped into the cold of outer space; witnessed the horrors of Dachau; directed some of the first TV shows; called one of the most famous opera singers of the century "father"; became a war hero; was knighted; had himself arrested for drunk driving; worked with laser beams; jumped out of airplanes; "infiltrated" an American city; broke a 400 year-old cipher; wrestled lions; had the fangs of a leopard at his throat; picked up a prostitute; learned how to kill with a pencil; rode an African elephant; sorted 50,000 beetles; stage-managed ice shows; worked with rockets and the Rockettes. A man who was a spy and counterspy, and actor, stage manager, singer, and set designer. A man who speaks six languages; is a novelist and has been a gourmet chef; helped sail a tall ship and - incidentally - wrote or directed a bunch of science fiction films that many of us have enjoyed!