Difference between revisions of "Bea Mahaffey"
m (Bot: Automated text replacement (- \| died=[0-9]* +)) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | (August 24, 1928 -- March 29, | + | (August 24, 1928 -- March 29, 1987) |
Beatrice (Bea) Mahaffey was a science fiction [[fan]] (one of the [[fans]] at [[Midwestcon 1]]) and later magazine editor who worked on most of [[Raymond Palmer]]'s [[prozines]], including ''[[Other Worlds]]'' (managing editor, 1950-1952; coeditor, 1952-1953, 1955). She was also coeditor of the alternate versions of ''Other Worlds'': ''[[Science Stories]]'' (1953-1954) and ''[[Universe Science Fiction]]''((1953-1955). The first two issues of ''Universe SF'' were credited to George Bell, which was a Palmer and Mahaffey joint pseudonym. | Beatrice (Bea) Mahaffey was a science fiction [[fan]] (one of the [[fans]] at [[Midwestcon 1]]) and later magazine editor who worked on most of [[Raymond Palmer]]'s [[prozines]], including ''[[Other Worlds]]'' (managing editor, 1950-1952; coeditor, 1952-1953, 1955). She was also coeditor of the alternate versions of ''Other Worlds'': ''[[Science Stories]]'' (1953-1954) and ''[[Universe Science Fiction]]''((1953-1955). The first two issues of ''Universe SF'' were credited to George Bell, which was a Palmer and Mahaffey joint pseudonym. | ||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Mahaffey also helped Palmer edit ''[[Mystic Magazine]]'' (1953-1954), but quit when the magazine dropped [[SF]] in favor of occult non-fiction (like Palmer's former magazine, ''Fate'') and changed its name to ''Search''. | Mahaffey also helped Palmer edit ''[[Mystic Magazine]]'' (1953-1954), but quit when the magazine dropped [[SF]] in favor of occult non-fiction (like Palmer's former magazine, ''Fate'') and changed its name to ''Search''. | ||
| − | Mahaffey was a [[fan]] and a member of the [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]], when she met Palmer at the 1949 [[Cinvention]]; and he hired her to assist him with his new magazine, ''[[Other Worlds]]''. A [[BNF]], she was one of the committee for [[Chicon II]], and when she visited the [[UK]] for [[Coroncon]] in 1953, she stopped in [[Northern Ireland]] where [[Irish Fandom]] held [[ | + | Mahaffey was a [[fan]] and a member of the [[Cincinnati Fantasy Group]], when she met Palmer at the 1949 [[Cinvention]]; and he hired her to assist him with his new magazine, ''[[Other Worlds]]''. A [[BNF]], she was one of the committee for [[Chicon II]], and when she visited the [[UK]] for [[Coroncon]] in 1953, she stopped in [[Northern Ireland]] where [[Irish Fandom]] held [[BEACon]] in her honor. She was a speaker at [[Hydracon]]. |
Beyond her many and obvious talents, she wowed [[fandom]] by being an extraordinarily beautiful woman at a time when there were few female [[fans]]. She was inducted into the [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] in 1987. | Beyond her many and obvious talents, she wowed [[fandom]] by being an extraordinarily beautiful woman at a time when there were few female [[fans]]. She was inducted into the [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] in 1987. | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
{{recognition}} | {{recognition}} | ||
| − | {{person}} | + | {{person | born=1928 | died=1987}} |
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 12 February 2020
(August 24, 1928 -- March 29, 1987)
Beatrice (Bea) Mahaffey was a science fiction fan (one of the fans at Midwestcon 1) and later magazine editor who worked on most of Raymond Palmer's prozines, including Other Worlds (managing editor, 1950-1952; coeditor, 1952-1953, 1955). She was also coeditor of the alternate versions of Other Worlds: Science Stories (1953-1954) and Universe Science Fiction((1953-1955). The first two issues of Universe SF were credited to George Bell, which was a Palmer and Mahaffey joint pseudonym.
Mahaffey also helped Palmer edit Mystic Magazine (1953-1954), but quit when the magazine dropped SF in favor of occult non-fiction (like Palmer's former magazine, Fate) and changed its name to Search.
Mahaffey was a fan and a member of the Cincinnati Fantasy Group, when she met Palmer at the 1949 Cinvention; and he hired her to assist him with his new magazine, Other Worlds. A BNF, she was one of the committee for Chicon II, and when she visited the UK for Coroncon in 1953, she stopped in Northern Ireland where Irish Fandom held BEACon in her honor. She was a speaker at Hydracon.
Beyond her many and obvious talents, she wowed fandom by being an extraordinarily beautiful woman at a time when there were few female fans. She was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame in 1987.
There are those who think the issues of Palmer's magazines that were mainly under her editorial control were superior to those put together solely by Palmer.
After Palmer's death in August, 1977, Mahaffey published an essay, "I Remember Ray," in the September, 1977, issue (#204) of the fanzine Locus.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
| Person | 1928—1987 |
| This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names. |
