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'''Duane Weldon Rimel''' was a [[fan]], [[poet]] and [[author]] of [[SF]], [[fantasy]], detective fiction and erotica. He bylined some of his [[fiction]] '''Rex Weldon'''. He discovered [[Lovecraft fandom]] growing up in Asotin, [[Washington State|Washington]], along with [[F. Lee Baldwin]]. (He was a semi-invalid due to inflammatory rheumatism in his early teens.) | '''Duane Weldon Rimel''' was a [[fan]], [[poet]] and [[author]] of [[SF]], [[fantasy]], detective fiction and erotica. He bylined some of his [[fiction]] '''Rex Weldon'''. He discovered [[Lovecraft fandom]] growing up in Asotin, [[Washington State|Washington]], along with [[F. Lee Baldwin]]. (He was a semi-invalid due to inflammatory rheumatism in his early teens.) | ||
| − | He was a friend of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], who helped him with his early work. They nearly [[published]] a [[fanzine]] together, but it failed because because they couldn't make arrangements for [[repro]]. Rimel | + | He was a friend of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], who helped him with his early work. They nearly [[published]] a [[fanzine]] together, but it failed because because they couldn't make arrangements for [[repro]]. Rimel and [[Emil Petaja]] collaborated to [[publish]] the ''[[The Fantaisiste's Mirror]]'', intending to continue serializing Lovecraft's essay "[[Supernatural Horror in Literature]]" where ''[[The Fantasy Fan]]'' left off, but the [[zine]] never made it to print. |
He made many linoleum cuts for ''[[The Fantasy Fan]]'' and ''[[Fantasy Magazine]]''. An interest in jazz got him acquainted with [[F. T. Laney]] and they published ''[[The Acolyte]]'' together. | He made many linoleum cuts for ''[[The Fantasy Fan]]'' and ''[[Fantasy Magazine]]''. An interest in jazz got him acquainted with [[F. T. Laney]] and they published ''[[The Acolyte]]'' together. | ||
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{{person | born=1915 | died=1996}} | {{person | born=1915 | died=1996}} | ||
Revision as of 02:23, 17 October 2021
(February 21, 1915 – September 30, 1996)
Duane Weldon Rimel was a fan, poet and author of SF, fantasy, detective fiction and erotica. He bylined some of his fiction Rex Weldon. He discovered Lovecraft fandom growing up in Asotin, Washington, along with F. Lee Baldwin. (He was a semi-invalid due to inflammatory rheumatism in his early teens.)
He was a friend of H. P. Lovecraft, who helped him with his early work. They nearly published a fanzine together, but it failed because because they couldn't make arrangements for repro. Rimel and Emil Petaja collaborated to publish the The Fantaisiste's Mirror, intending to continue serializing Lovecraft's essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature" where The Fantasy Fan left off, but the zine never made it to print.
He made many linoleum cuts for The Fantasy Fan and Fantasy Magazine. An interest in jazz got him acquainted with F. T. Laney and they published The Acolyte together.
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
| Person | 1915—1996 |
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