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James Bush was a California [[fan]] in the 1930s - 1940s.  He was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941 and edited/published the [[fanzine]] ''[[Starlight]]'' with [[Tom Wright]] and [[Joe J. Fortier]].
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'''Jim Bush''' was a [[Bay Area]] [[fan]] in the 1930s and ’40s.  He was a charter member of [[The National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941 and [[published]] the [[clubzine]] ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' with [[Tom Wright]] and [[Joe J. Fortier]] for the [[GGF]].  
  
He was the subject of a Founding Member article by Jon D. Swartz in {{TNFF|date=May, 2019 issue |volume=78|number=5}}.
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[[Tom Wright]] described him in ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' 1 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Starlight-Wright/Starlight-Wright01.pdf Spring 1941]):
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Second in activity to Joe Fortier in [[Oakland]], is his helper, Jim Bush. He is 16, about 6' ?" (plenty big, 'anyhoo') and has bronze colored hair. He draws some, and helps on <u>[[The California Mercury|Mercury]]</u> generally; may take it over when Joe goes to college this fall.  
  
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* [[N3F]] Founding Member article in {{TNFF|date=May, 2019 issue |volume=78|number=5}}.
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Revision as of 01:13, 2 February 2024

(ca. 1925 – ????)

Jim Bush was a Bay Area fan in the 1930s and ’40s. He was a charter member of The National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941 and published the clubzine Starlight with Tom Wright and Joe J. Fortier for the GGF.

Tom Wright described him in Starlight 1 (Spring 1941):

Second in activity to Joe Fortier in Oakland, is his helper, Jim Bush. He is 16, about 6' ?" (plenty big, 'anyhoo') and has bronze colored hair. He draws some, and helps on Mercury generally; may take it over when Joe goes to college this fall. 



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