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(August 14, 1932 – February 6, 2007)
 
(August 14, 1932 – February 6, 2007)
  
'''Lee Hoffman''', born '''Shirley Bell Hoffman''' in [[Chicago]], was an American [[fan]], an editor of early folk music [[fanzines]], and an author of [[science fiction]], Western and romance novels. She was called '''LeeH''' and, while married to [[Larry Shaw]], '''Lee Shaw''' and '''LeeH Shaw'''. '''Hoffwoman''' was another [[nickname]].
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'''Lee Hoffman''', born '''Shirley Bell Hoffman''' in [[Chicago]], was an American [[fan]], an editor of early folk music [[fanzines]], and an author of [[science fiction]], Western and romance novels. She was called '''LeeH''' and, while married to [[Larry Shaw]], '''Lee Shaw''' and '''LeeH Shaw'''. '''Hoffwoman''' was another [[nickname]], and she sometimes wrote as '''J. [[Youngfan]] III'''.
  
From 1950 to 1953, while living in [[Savannah]], GA, she edited and published the highly-regarded science fiction [[fanzine]], ''[[Quandry]]''. In November 1951, she began publication of ''[[Science-Fiction Five-Yearly]]'', which appeared regularly for 55 years, with Lee as [[faned]] through 1981.  
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From 1950 to 1953, while living in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], she edited and published the highly-regarded [[science fiction]] [[fanzine]], ''[[Quandry]]''. In November 1951, she began publication of ''[[Science-Fiction Five-Yearly]]'', which appeared regularly for 55 years, with Lee as [[faned]] through 1981.  
  
Since her initial [[fanac]] was exclusively by mail, and since "Lee" was a unisex name held by male [[actifen]] in an era when women were still a small minority in [[fandom]], few [[fans]] at first were aware she was actually a woman. (''She'' certainly made no attempt to correct the error and is reported to have gone so far as to tell people that the then-current Korean War draft had not been a problem "because I couldn't pass the physical," leading people to think she was crippled or ill.)
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In 1956, she won [[TAFF]], but declined to take the trip under the auspices of the fund since she was getting married and she and husband [[Larry Shaw]] would be attending the 1956 [[Eastercon]] on their honeymoon.  She was a member of [[FAPA]] and of the [[FATE Tape]].  Lee was prominent in many of the mythical (and often funny) stories that develop in [[fandom]]. See [[Savannah/Belfast Axis]], [[Steam]], [[Fort Mudge Steam Calliope Company]] among others.
 
 
When [[Walt Willis]] found out, his first actions were to grab the telephone and call [[Bob Shaw]] (Transatlantic!): "Lee Hoffman is a ''girl!''" [[Bob Tucker]], when he met her at the 1951 [[Nolacon]], was fresh out of the shower; "I'll be ''damned!''" he cried, and dropped his towel. 
 
 
 
In 1956, she won [[TAFF]], but declined to take the trip under the auspices of the fund since she was getting married and she and husband Larry Shaw would be attending the 1956 [[Eastercon]] on their honeymoon.  She was a member of [[FAPA]] and of the [[FATE Tape]].  Lee was prominent in many of the mythical (and often funny) stories that develop in fandom. See [[Savannah/Belfast Axis]], [[Steam]], [[Fort Mudge Steam Calliope Company]] among others.
 
  
 
She was married to [[Larry Shaw|Shaw]] from 1956 to 1958, and she was the assistant editor on the [[science fiction magazines]] he edited, ''[[Infinity Science Fiction]]'' and ''[[Science Fiction Adventures]]''. During that same time, she began editing and publishing her folk music publications, ''[[Caravan]]'' and ''[[Gardyloo]]'', which found a readership through Izzy Young's Folklore Center as the folk music scene expanded during the late 1950s.  Much later she received nominations for the [[1951 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]] ''and'' the [[1951 Best Fan Artist Retro Hugo]] as well as the [[1954 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]].  She won the 1987 [[Rebel Award]].
 
She was married to [[Larry Shaw|Shaw]] from 1956 to 1958, and she was the assistant editor on the [[science fiction magazines]] he edited, ''[[Infinity Science Fiction]]'' and ''[[Science Fiction Adventures]]''. During that same time, she began editing and publishing her folk music publications, ''[[Caravan]]'' and ''[[Gardyloo]]'', which found a readership through Izzy Young's Folklore Center as the folk music scene expanded during the late 1950s.  Much later she received nominations for the [[1951 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]] ''and'' the [[1951 Best Fan Artist Retro Hugo]] as well as the [[1954 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]].  She won the 1987 [[Rebel Award]].
  
''[[Quandry]]'' was the [[focal point]] fanzine of its period. It was the main venue where [[Walt Willis]] wrote and gained his massive influence and popularity. ''[[Quandry]]'' was so influential that when Hoffman announced that it would no longer be published, [[Harlan Ellison]] declared that it was the end of the era of [[Sixth Fandom]] and that [[Seventh Fandom]] had begun.
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''[[Quandry]]'' was the [[focal point]] [[fanzine]] of its period. It was the main venue where [[Walt Willis]] wrote and gained his massive influence and popularity. ''[[Quandry]]'' was so influential that when Hoffman announced that it would no longer be published, [[Harlan Ellison]] declared that it was the end of the era of [[Sixth Fandom]] and that [[Seventh Fandom]] had begun.
  
 
Besides her [[fanac]], she wrote several [[SF]] novels, including ''The Caves of Karst'' and ''Telepower''.
 
Besides her [[fanac]], she wrote several [[SF]] novels, including ''The Caves of Karst'' and ''Telepower''.
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Hoffman won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for her novel '''''The Valdez Horses''''' (Doubleday, 1967). In Spain, John Sturges directed the 1973 film adaptation, ''The Valdez Horses/Valdez, il Mezzosangue'' (aka ''Chino''), starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Under the pseudonym Georgia York, she wrote historical romances for Fawcett Books during the years 1979 to 1983.
 
Hoffman won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for her novel '''''The Valdez Horses''''' (Doubleday, 1967). In Spain, John Sturges directed the 1973 film adaptation, ''The Valdez Horses/Valdez, il Mezzosangue'' (aka ''Chino''), starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Under the pseudonym Georgia York, she wrote historical romances for Fawcett Books during the years 1979 to 1983.
  
Lee was [[Fan GoH]] at [[Chicon IV]]
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Lee was [[Fan GoH]] at [[Chicon IV]].
  
 
See the ''festschrift'' ''[[Happy Birthday, LeeH!]]''.
 
See the ''festschrift'' ''[[Happy Birthday, LeeH!]]''.
  
She was Honorary Co-chairman of [[Tropicon]] 1-10 and worked on [[Tropicons]] 1-7.
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She was Honorary Co-[[chairman]] of [[Tropicon]] 1–10 and worked on [[Tropicons]] 1–7.
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=='''[[Lee Hoffman Hoax]]''' ==
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Since her initial [[fanac]] was exclusively by mail, and since "Lee" was a unisex name held by male [[actifen]] in an era when women were still a small minority in [[fandom]], few [[fans]] at first were aware she was actually a woman. (''She'' certainly made no attempt to correct the error and is reported to have gone so far as to tell people that the then-current Korean War draft had not been a problem "because I couldn't pass the physical," leading people to think she was crippled or ill.)
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She [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Fanhistorica/Fanhistorica01-10.html recollected] in ''[[Fanhistorica]]'' 1 (May 1976, p. 10):
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Lee is an ambiguous name. Non-committal. Throughout my first year of [[fan]] [[pub|publishing]], I made a point of never making a point of being female. This was, indeed, on purpose. It wasn’t too difficult. I was in an isolated section of the country, in face-to-face contact with only a couple of other [[fans]]. I swore a few close associates, like [[Shelby Vick]], to secrecy. I let the rest of ''[[Quandry|Q]]’s'' readers draw their own conclusions. In typical male chauvinistic manner, most concluded that the [[editor]] of a successful [[fanzine]] must be male.
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When [[Walt Willis]] found out she was female, his first actions were to grab the telephone and call [[Bob Shaw]] (Transatlantic!): "Lee Hoffman is a ''girl!''" [[Bob Tucker]], when he met her at the 1951 [[Nolacon]], was fresh out of the bath; "I'll be ''damned!''" he cried, and dropped his towel. 
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[http://gary-ross-hoffman.com/Lee/bio-words.html Biography].  
  
 
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{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
* 1951 -- [[1951 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo|Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]] and  [[1951 Best Fan Artist Retro Hugo|Best Fan Artist Retro Hugo]] nominee, [[Past president of the FWA]]
 
* 1954 -- [[1954 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo|Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]]
 
 
* 1956 -- [[1956 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
 
* 1956 -- [[1956 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
 
* 1967 -- Western Writers of America Spur Award  
 
* 1967 -- Western Writers of America Spur Award  
 
* 1982 -- '''[[Chicon IV]]''', [[Tropicon I]]  
 
* 1982 -- '''[[Chicon IV]]''', [[Tropicon I]]  
 
* 1987 -- [[DeepSouthCon 25]],  [[Rebel Award]]
 
* 1987 -- [[DeepSouthCon 25]],  [[Rebel Award]]
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* 1997 -- [[Past president of the FWA]] for 1951
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*2001 -- [[1951 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]] and  [[1951 Best Fan Artist Retro Hugo]] nominations
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* 2004 -- [[1954 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo]] nomination
 
* 2007 -- '''[[2007 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
 
* 2007 -- '''[[2007 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
  
 
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LeeH
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'''LeeH''' [[Lee Hoffman]]. Coined by [[Boggs]], 1953, to differentiate between [[Hoffwoman]] and other Lees then active in [[fandom]]: [[Lee Jacobs]] (who adopted "[[Leej]]" in imitation), [[Lee Riddle]] (who published [[fanzine]] [[Leer]] in [[APA]]s), [[Lee Tremper]], and [[Lee Bishop]].  
[[Lee Hoffman]]. Coined by [[Boggs]], 1953, to differentiate between [[Hoffwoman]] and other Lees then active in [[fandom]]: [[Lee Jacobs]] (who adopted "[[Leej]]" in imitation), [[Lee Riddle]] (who published [[fanzine]] [[Leer]] in [[APA]]s), [[Lee Tremper]], and [[Lee Bishop]].  
 
 
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{{person | born=1932 | died=2007 | website=http://gary-ross-hoffman.com/Lee/bio-words.html}}
 
{{person | born=1932 | died=2007 | website=http://gary-ross-hoffman.com/Lee/bio-words.html}}

Revision as of 00:57, 29 November 2020

(August 14, 1932 – February 6, 2007)

Lee Hoffman, born Shirley Bell Hoffman in Chicago, was an American fan, an editor of early folk music fanzines, and an author of science fiction, Western and romance novels. She was called LeeH and, while married to Larry Shaw, Lee Shaw and LeeH Shaw. Hoffwoman was another nickname, and she sometimes wrote as J. Youngfan III.

From 1950 to 1953, while living in Savannah, Georgia, she edited and published the highly-regarded science fiction fanzine, Quandry. In November 1951, she began publication of Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, which appeared regularly for 55 years, with Lee as faned through 1981.

In 1956, she won TAFF, but declined to take the trip under the auspices of the fund since she was getting married and she and husband Larry Shaw would be attending the 1956 Eastercon on their honeymoon. She was a member of FAPA and of the FATE Tape. Lee was prominent in many of the mythical (and often funny) stories that develop in fandom. See Savannah/Belfast Axis, Steam, Fort Mudge Steam Calliope Company among others.

She was married to Shaw from 1956 to 1958, and she was the assistant editor on the science fiction magazines he edited, Infinity Science Fiction and Science Fiction Adventures. During that same time, she began editing and publishing her folk music publications, Caravan and Gardyloo, which found a readership through Izzy Young's Folklore Center as the folk music scene expanded during the late 1950s. Much later she received nominations for the 1951 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo and the 1951 Best Fan Artist Retro Hugo as well as the 1954 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo. She won the 1987 Rebel Award.

Quandry was the focal point fanzine of its period. It was the main venue where Walt Willis wrote and gained his massive influence and popularity. Quandry was so influential that when Hoffman announced that it would no longer be published, Harlan Ellison declared that it was the end of the era of Sixth Fandom and that Seventh Fandom had begun.

Besides her fanac, she wrote several SF novels, including The Caves of Karst and Telepower.

Hoffman won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for her novel The Valdez Horses (Doubleday, 1967). In Spain, John Sturges directed the 1973 film adaptation, The Valdez Horses/Valdez, il Mezzosangue (aka Chino), starring Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. Under the pseudonym Georgia York, she wrote historical romances for Fawcett Books during the years 1979 to 1983.

Lee was Fan GoH at Chicon IV.

See the festschrift Happy Birthday, LeeH!.

She was Honorary Co-chairman of Tropicon 1–10 and worked on Tropicons 1–7.

Lee Hoffman Hoax[edit]

Since her initial fanac was exclusively by mail, and since "Lee" was a unisex name held by male actifen in an era when women were still a small minority in fandom, few fans at first were aware she was actually a woman. (She certainly made no attempt to correct the error and is reported to have gone so far as to tell people that the then-current Korean War draft had not been a problem "because I couldn't pass the physical," leading people to think she was crippled or ill.)

She recollected in Fanhistorica 1 (May 1976, p. 10):

Lee is an ambiguous name. Non-committal. Throughout my first year of fan publishing, I made a point of never making a point of being female. This was, indeed, on purpose. It wasn’t too difficult. I was in an isolated section of the country, in face-to-face contact with only a couple of other fans. I swore a few close associates, like Shelby Vick, to secrecy. I let the rest of Q’s readers draw their own conclusions. In typical male chauvinistic manner, most concluded that the editor of a successful fanzine must be male. 

When Walt Willis found out she was female, his first actions were to grab the telephone and call Bob Shaw (Transatlantic!): "Lee Hoffman is a girl!" Bob Tucker, when he met her at the 1951 Nolacon, was fresh out of the bath; "I'll be damned!" he cried, and dropped his towel.

Biography.

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Awards, Honors and GoHships:

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
LeeH Lee Hoffman. Coined by Boggs, 1953, to differentiate between Hoffwoman and other Lees then active in fandom: Lee Jacobs (who adopted "Leej" in imitation), Lee Riddle (who published fanzine Leer in APAs), Lee Tremper, and Lee Bishop.



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