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(June 14, 1922 – 1987) | (June 14, 1922 – 1987) | ||
| + | [[File:Tucker-Wheeler-Daugherty-VLaney.jpeg|thumb|[[Bob Tucker]], Mari Beth Wheeler, [[Walt Daugherty]] and [[Virginia Laney]], from left, in the mid-1940s, on what looks like a double date. Photo from the collection of [[Forrest J Ackerman]], scan by [[Andrew Porter]].]] | ||
'''Mari Beth Wheeler''' (Colvin) was a long-time [[fan]] and member of [[LASFS]]. She attended the [[Michicon 4]] and hung out with the [[slan shack|Slan Shack]] crowd, part of the group that moved from the [[Midwestern fandom|Midwest]] to [[L.A.]] | '''Mari Beth Wheeler''' (Colvin) was a long-time [[fan]] and member of [[LASFS]]. She attended the [[Michicon 4]] and hung out with the [[slan shack|Slan Shack]] crowd, part of the group that moved from the [[Midwestern fandom|Midwest]] to [[L.A.]] | ||
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* ''[[Rosebud (Wheeler)]]'' [mid-40s] | * ''[[Rosebud (Wheeler)]]'' [mid-40s] | ||
| − | Her photo appears in [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[fandom]] in the 1940s, ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''. | + | Her photo appears in [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[fandom]] in the 1940s, ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''. |
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{{person | born=1922|died=1987}} | {{person | born=1922|died=1987}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 26 February 2021
(June 14, 1922 – 1987)
Bob Tucker, Mari Beth Wheeler, Walt Daugherty and Virginia Laney, from left, in the mid-1940s, on what looks like a double date. Photo from the collection of Forrest J Ackerman, scan by Andrew Porter.
Mari Beth Wheeler (Colvin) was a long-time fan and member of LASFS. She attended the Michicon 4 and hung out with the Slan Shack crowd, part of the group that moved from the Midwest to L.A.
From the mid-1940s through early 1950s, she lived in Bloomington, Illinois, pubbed her ish and hung out with Tucker.
Les Croutch was rude about her in his 1948 Torcon conrep (Light 36).
- Baily's Beads [mid-40s] (with Bob Tucker)
- Rosebud [mid-40s]
Her photo appears in Harry Warner's history of fandom in the 1940s, All Our Yesterdays.
| Person | 1922—1987 |
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