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| − | A [[New York]] and [[Boston]] [[fan]] active in the 1950s and '60s, '''Larry Stark''' [[published]] a variety of [[fanzines]] and [[apazines]]. He was one of the [[Balcony Insurgents]] and coined the term "[[Sercon Faanfiction]]". | + | A [[New York]] and [[Boston]] [[fan]] active in the 1950s and '60s, '''Larry Stark''' [[published]] a variety of [[fanzines]] and [[apazines]]. He was one of the [[Balcony Insurgents]] and coined the term "[[Sercon Faanfiction]]". |
| − | + | He was a member of [[The Cult]] and [[OMPA]]. He was an early EC comics [[letterhack]]. He lived in the [[Ivory Birdbath]] in [[Cambridge, MA]]. | |
| − | Fanzines | + | “Larry Stark was a good editor -- much better than I, then....” recalled [[Ted White]] in ''[[Science Fiction Five Yearly]]'' in 1976. |
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| + | {{link | website=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Stark | text=His Wikipedia entry}} describes his later career as a theater critic in [[Boston]]. | ||
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* ''[[A David English Sketchbook]]'' [1958] | * ''[[A David English Sketchbook]]'' [1958] | ||
* ''[[The Cambridge Scene]]'' [1960s] (with [[Jean Young]]) | * ''[[The Cambridge Scene]]'' [1960s] (with [[Jean Young]]) | ||
Revision as of 04:32, 3 March 2021
(August 4, 1932 –)
A New York and Boston fan active in the 1950s and '60s, Larry Stark published a variety of fanzines and apazines. He was one of the Balcony Insurgents and coined the term "Sercon Faanfiction".
He was a member of The Cult and OMPA. He was an early EC comics letterhack. He lived in the Ivory Birdbath in Cambridge, MA.
“Larry Stark was a good editor -- much better than I, then....” recalled Ted White in Science Fiction Five Yearly in 1976.
His Wikipedia entry describes his later career as a theater critic in Boston.
- A David English Sketchbook [1958]
- The Cambridge Scene [1960s] (with Jean Young)
- Double Whammy [1956] (for OMPA with Ted White, John Hitchcock, and John Magnus)
- Dreams from a Machine [1953] (poetry)
- Garage Floor [late 50s] (with Jean Young)
- Stellar [1956-57] (with Ted White)
- Tra-La [1958] (with Jean Young)
- Ye Boiffion Boy Birdwatchers Bugle-Blast [1957] (with Lee Shaw, Jean Young, and Andy Young)
| Person | 1932— |
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