{{short description|American novelist}}
{{for|the lawn bowler|Basil Wells (bowls)}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer --> | image = | imagesize = | name = Basil Wells | caption = | pseudonym = Gene Ellerman | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|06|11}} | birth_place = Springboro, Pennsylvania, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|12|23|1912|06|11}} | death_place = | occupation = Short story writer, poet | period = | genre = science fiction, fantasy western, detective | website = }} [[File:Planet stories 1948fal.jpg|thumb|right|Wells's novelette "Valkyrie From the Void" was the cover story for the Fall 1948 issue of ''Planet Stories'']]
'''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== *{{isfdb name}} *{{cite book | last=Clute | first=John | authorlink=John Clute |author2=Peter Nicholls |authorlink2=Peter Nicholls (writer) | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | location=New York| publisher=St. Martin's Griffin | pages=1312 | year=1995|isbn=0-312-13486-X}} *{{cite web |url=http://basilewells.tripod.com/ |title=Basil Wells: A Tribute and Bibliography |accessdate=2008-04-28 |last=Simms |first=Richard |date=2007-10-13 }} *{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=449 | year=1978|isbn=0-911682-22-8}}
==External links== * {{Gutenberg author |id=33148| name=Basil Wells}} * {{Internet Archive author |sname=Basil Eugene Wells}} * {{Librivox author |id=1683}}
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