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'''Martha E. Manos Beck''', longtime [[Chicago]]-area fan, was an artist and a musician. The warm-hearted and hospitable Martha, a mainstay of [[All-Night Fandom]], would frequently throw her hotel room open at [[conventions]] for casual coffee gatherings after most [[room parties]] had died down.
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[[File:BeckMartha.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Martha Beck'''. ''Photo by [[James O'Meara]].'' ]]
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'''Martha E. Beck''' (née Manos), was a longtime [[Chicago]]-area [[con fan]]. The warm-hearted and hospitable Martha, a mainstay of [[All-Night Fandom]], would frequently throw her hotel room open at [[conventions]] for casual coffee gatherings after most [[room parties]] had died down.
  
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Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Martha married [[Henry Cabot Beck, Sr.]] in 1949, and didn't discover until after they were married that he also read [[SF]]. They settled in Gary, Indiana, and had two children, Irene and Henry. [[Henry Cabot Beck, Sr.|Hank]] and Martha became associated with [[Chicago fandom]] in 1937.  She was a member of the [[committee]] at [[Chicon III]] where she ran the [[N3F]] suite, a job she undertook at many [[Worldcons]]. She spearheaded the [[Hevelin to Holland]] [[fan fund]], and [[The Kemp Fund]] to bring [[Earl Kemp]] to [[Chicon IV]]. Martha was one of the [[League of Lecherous Ladies]].
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She was a member of the [[committee]] at [[Chicon III]], where she ran the [[N3F]] suite, a job she undertook at many [[Worldcons]]. She spearheaded the [[Hevelin to Holland]] [[fan fund]], and [[The Kemp Fund]] to bring [[Earl Kemp]] to [[Chicon IV]]. Martha was one of the [[League of Lecherous Ladies]].
  
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She was an associate member of [[First Fandom]] and active in the N3F.  She ran for [[TAFF]] in 1985 as write-in candidate after her candidacy was rejected by TAFF administrators, collateral damage in the [[TAFF Wars]].  
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She was an associate member of the [[First Fandom club]] and active in the N3F.  She ran for [[TAFF]] in 1985 as write-in candidate, after her candidacy was rejected by TAFF administrators, collateral damage in the [[TAFF Wars]].  
  
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In 1992, the Becks retired to Payson, Arizona.
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Born in Paducah, [[Kentucky]], Martha married [[Henry Cabot Beck, Sr.]], in 1949, and didn't discover until after they were married that he also read [[SF]]. They settled in Gary and then Crown Point, [[Indiana]], and had two children, Irene and Henry. [[Henry Cabot Beck, Sr.|Hank]] and Martha became associated with [[Chicago fandom]] in 1957.
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In 1992, the Becks retired to Payson, [[Arizona]]. Martha was an [[art]]ist and a musician.
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* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n28914n3/ Photo], center right, with [[Joni Stopa]], center left, at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36462658/martha-e-beck FindaGrave entry. ]
  
 
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* 1990 -- [[Windycon XVII]]
 
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* 2002 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]], [[Archon Hall of Fame Award]]: Grand Master (posthumous)
 
* 2002 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]], [[Archon Hall of Fame Award]]: Grand Master (posthumous)
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 7 September 2023

(October 1, 1929 – March 13, 2002)

Martha Beck. Photo by James O'Meara.

Martha E. Beck (née Manos), was a longtime Chicago-area con fan. The warm-hearted and hospitable Martha, a mainstay of All-Night Fandom, would frequently throw her hotel room open at conventions for casual coffee gatherings after most room parties had died down.

She was a member of the committee at Chicon III, where she ran the N3F suite, a job she undertook at many Worldcons. She spearheaded the Hevelin to Holland fan fund, and The Kemp Fund to bring Earl Kemp to Chicon IV. Martha was one of the League of Lecherous Ladies.

She was an associate member of the First Fandom club and active in the N3F. She ran for TAFF in 1985 as write-in candidate, after her candidacy was rejected by TAFF administrators, collateral damage in the TAFF Wars.

Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Martha married Henry Cabot Beck, Sr., in 1949, and didn't discover until after they were married that he also read SF. They settled in Gary and then Crown Point, Indiana, and had two children, Irene and Henry. Hank and Martha became associated with Chicago fandom in 1957.

In 1992, the Becks retired to Payson, Arizona. Martha was an artist and a musician.

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