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'''Beresford Smith''' was longtime [[fan]] from [[New Jersey]] who was a frequent attendee at [[conventions]]. His first [[convention]] was the 1961 [[Worldcon]], [[Seacon]], in [[Seattle]], at which he beat [[Harlan Ellison]] in a fast a furious [[poker game]]. He was a corresponding member of [[WSFA]]. | '''Beresford Smith''' was longtime [[fan]] from [[New Jersey]] who was a frequent attendee at [[conventions]]. His first [[convention]] was the 1961 [[Worldcon]], [[Seacon]], in [[Seattle]], at which he beat [[Harlan Ellison]] in a fast a furious [[poker game]]. He was a corresponding member of [[WSFA]]. | ||
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Revision as of 03:38, 31 March 2023
(August 8, 1932 – April 18, 1984)
Beresford Smith was longtime fan from New Jersey who was a frequent attendee at conventions. His first convention was the 1961 Worldcon, Seacon, in Seattle, at which he beat Harlan Ellison in a fast a furious poker game. He was a corresponding member of WSFA.
Smith had a degree in electrical engineering from Princeton. He was married, for a time, to fellow fan Tamar Lindsay. He married his first wife, Barbara Kowalski, in 1957; Leslie Smith was their daughter.
| Person | 1932—1984 |
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