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| − | Brian Varley was a long-time [[British]] [[fan]] who made contact with fandom in 1952, attended the [[Medcon]] in 1953 and worked on the 1954 [[Supermancon]] and the 1965 London [[Worldcon]], [[Loncon II | + | '''Brian Varley''' was a long-time [[British]] [[fan]] who made contact with [[fandom]] in 1952, attended the [[Medcon]] in 1953 and worked on the 1954 [[Supermancon]] and the 1965 London [[Worldcon]], [[Loncon II]]. |
| − | {{person|died=2020}} | + | He wrote a regular column for [[Ethel Lindsay]]'s ''[[Scottishe]]'' as '''Machiavarley''', a nickname bestowed on him by [[Walt Willis]]. Varley maintained some fan contacts in the twenty-first century, for example publishing a letter in [[Peter Weston]]'s ''[[Prolapse]]'' #11 (May 2008). |
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| + | In [[mundane]] life, he was director of the British Overseas Trade Board and an avid bridge player. He died from [[Covid-19]]. | ||
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| + | {{person|born=1932|died=2020}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
[[Category:Covid-19]] | [[Category:Covid-19]] | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 22 August 2020
(September 30, 1932 – March 31, 2020)
Brian Varley was a long-time British fan who made contact with fandom in 1952, attended the Medcon in 1953 and worked on the 1954 Supermancon and the 1965 London Worldcon, Loncon II.
He wrote a regular column for Ethel Lindsay's Scottishe as Machiavarley, a nickname bestowed on him by Walt Willis. Varley maintained some fan contacts in the twenty-first century, for example publishing a letter in Peter Weston's Prolapse #11 (May 2008).
In mundane life, he was director of the British Overseas Trade Board and an avid bridge player. He died from Covid-19.
| Person | 1932—2020 |
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