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(1923 -- 1997)
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(1923 – November 15, 1997)
  
James Lynn Kepner Jr. was found as an abandoned infant in Galveston, Texas, on September 19, 1923. He was adopted by a railroad worker, James Kepner Sr., and his wife, Mary Christina Peterson Kepner. he became a writer, historian and gay activist who wrote a wide variety of material during his lifetime, including SF.
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'''James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr.,''' aka [[Jike]], was was mainly active in [[fandom]] in the early 1940s. He was listed as a member of the [[Degler]]-created [[Futurian Society of Los Angeles]] and the [[Futurian Society of California]].
  
He was mainly active in [[fandom]] in the early 40s. He was listed as a member of the [[Degler]]-created [[Futurian Society of Los Angeles]] and the [[Futurian Society of California]].
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He was found as an abandoned infant in Galveston, [[Texas]], on September 19, 1923. He was adopted by a railroad worker, James Kepner, Sr., and his wife, Mary Christina Peterson Kepner. he became a writer, historian and gay activist who wrote a wide variety of material during his lifetime, including [[SF]]
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[http://www.fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/LASFS/kepner.htm “James Kepner at LASFS”]
  
 
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* ''[[Toward Tomorrow]]'' [1944-45]
 
* ''[[Toward Tomorrow]]'' [1944-45]
 
* ''[[Toward Yesterday]]'' [1943]
 
* ''[[Toward Yesterday]]'' [1943]
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{{person | born=1923 | died=1997}}
 
{{person | born=1923 | died=1997}}
 
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[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
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Revision as of 10:18, 31 October 2020

(1923 – November 15, 1997)

James Lynn “Jimmy” Kepner, Jr., aka Jike, was was mainly active in fandom in the early 1940s. He was listed as a member of the Degler-created Futurian Society of Los Angeles and the Futurian Society of California.

He was found as an abandoned infant in Galveston, Texas, on September 19, 1923. He was adopted by a railroad worker, James Kepner, Sr., and his wife, Mary Christina Peterson Kepner. he became a writer, historian and gay activist who wrote a wide variety of material during his lifetime, including SF.

“James Kepner at LASFS”

Fanzines and Apazines:



Person 19231997
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