- Robert A. Heinlein's first book was actually the last to be published. After his death a lost manuscript was discovered. "For Us, the Living" (1938?) was written before "Lifeline" but not published until 2003.
- When writing short stories he was so prolific that he would sometimes have two or even three stories in the same magazine issue. To disguise this, at most one was published under his own name. His most frequent pseudonym was Anson McDonald (his middle name with his then wife Leslyn's maiden name). He was also published as Lyle Monroe, John Riverside, Caleb Saunders, and Simon York.
- Science Fiction author Larry Niven wrote a short story in which Heinlein never leaves the Navy, and achieves the rank of Admiral.
- His novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" is mentioned in the Billy Joel song "We didn't start the fire". The title of "Stranger in a Strange Land" is based on something Moses says in the Book of Exodus.
- Attended school with Sally Rand.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 404-406. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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