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He seems to have been a difficult character, having been used as an example of the worst kind of [[fuggheadedness]]: for example, he apparently wrote poison pen letters to the employers of fans he disliked. The resultant ostracism led to his [[gafiation]]. | He seems to have been a difficult character, having been used as an example of the worst kind of [[fuggheadedness]]: for example, he apparently wrote poison pen letters to the employers of fans he disliked. The resultant ostracism led to his [[gafiation]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Jack Speer's]] ''[[Full Length Articles]]'' #6, [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Full_Length_Articles/FullLength06-22.html The Breenigan After One Year, p. 22] mentions "the Wetzel Case" but rather vaguely | ||
{{person | born=1921 | died=1983}} | {{person | born=1921 | died=1983}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:18, 24 April 2022
(June 1, 1921 -- November 10, 1983)
A fan who was active mostly in the 1940s and 50s, gafiated and later became known for his Lovecraft scholarship. He was a member of The Esoteric Order of Dagon and the Baltimore SFL.
He seems to have been a difficult character, having been used as an example of the worst kind of fuggheadedness: for example, he apparently wrote poison pen letters to the employers of fans he disliked. The resultant ostracism led to his gafiation.
- Jack Speer's Full Length Articles #6, The Breenigan After One Year, p. 22 mentions "the Wetzel Case" but rather vaguely
| Person | 1921—1983 |
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