Editing Eric Frank Russell (section)

==Cultural influences==
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Russell's short story "Jay Score" (1941) is unusual amongst the pulp fiction of its time in presenting a [[Black people|black]] character, the ship's doctor, without any [[Ethnic stereotype|racial stereotyping]]. Indeed, this story and its sequels (collected in ''[[Men, Martians and Machines]]'') may be considered an early example of the science fiction subgenre in which a spaceship is crewed by a [[Multiethnic society|multi-ethnic]], mixed human/non-human, complement (cf. the much later ''[[Star Trek]]'').<ref>{{cite web |last1=Webster |first1=Bud |title=Let Me Be Frank (or Welcome to the Allamagoosa Russell-Palooza!) |url=http://www.philsp.com/articles/pastmasters_13.html |website=Galactic Central |publisher=Phil Stephensen-Payne, Galactic Central Publications |access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>

In 1970, Russell was paid £4689 by the [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' company [[Apple Corps]] for the motion picture rights to his novel ''Wasp'', the contract being signed on behalf of Apple by [[Ringo Starr]]. The film was never made, but it remained one of the most lucrative deals Russell ever made.<ref name="Ingham" />