Sci-fi and fantasy author Andre Norton dies
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The famous [[w:sci-fi|sci-fi]] and [[w:fantasy|fantasy]] writer [[w:Andre Norton|Andre Norton]] dies aged 93 of congestive heart failure at her home in Murfreesboro, a [[w:Nashville|Nashville]] suburb. 

Alice Norton (17 February 1912 – 17 March 2005) was born Alice Mary Norton in [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]], [[w:Ohio|Ohio]]. She published her first novel, ''The Prince Commands'', in [[w:1934|1934]]. A famous science fiction writer, she was the first woman to receive the [[w:Grand Master of Fantasy Award|Grand Master of Fantasy Award]] from the [[w:SFWA|SFWA]] in [[w:1977|1977]], and she won the [[w:Nebula Grand Master Award|Nebula Grand Master Award]] in [[w:1984|1984]]. Norton requested before her death that she not have a funeral service, but instead asked to be cremated along with a copy of her first and last novels.

==References==
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*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2005/03/17/nortonobit050317.html| title=Author Andre Norton dead at 93 | author= |pub=CBC News|date=March 17, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1111141915308121.xml| title=Andre Norton, science fiction author of 'Witch World' series | author= |pub=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=March 17, 2005}}

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The famous sci-fi and fantasy writer Andre Norton dies aged 93 of congestive heart failure at her home in Murfreesboro, a Nashville suburb. 

Alice Norton (17 February 1912 – 17 March 2005) was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio. She published her first novel, The Prince Commands, in 1934. A famous science fiction writer, she was the first woman to receive the Grand Master of Fantasy Award from the SFWA in 1977, and she won the Nebula Grand Master Award in 1984. Norton requested before her death that she not have a funeral service, but instead asked to be cremated along with a copy of her first and last novels.
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