Long-time DC Comics editor Julius "Julie" Schwartz died the morning of February 8, 2004, according to a eulogy on Mark Evanier's website.
Schwartz had recently been hospitalized for pneumonia, according to previous posts by Evanier. Don Markstein's "Toonopedia" website offers a general biography: Schwartz, born in 1915, edited an early science fiction fanzine called "The Time Traveler" in the 1930s. He went on to become a literary agent, with clients including Ray Bradbury and H. P. Lovecraft. He began editing for DC in the mid-1940s, oversaw the relaunch of the company's line of superhero comics in the 1960s, and maintained an active career through his gradual retirement in the 1980s. The "Chicon 2000" convention website lists Schwartz's birthday as June 19, 1915; Schwartz was 88 at the time of his death.
Here is a site with a nice reflection on Julie and his contributions to science fiction fandom.
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