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| − | + | '''Roy Vernon Hunt''', a [[Denver]]-area [[fan]] and [[artist]], discovered [[sf]] in 1929 with [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. He was part of the [[Denver Triumvirate]] who [[published]] ''[[The Alchemist]]'', a 1940s [[fanzine]]. He was a member of the [[Colorado Fantasy Society]] in the 1940s. | |
| − | His | + | His [[art]]work appeared in many [[fanzines]] and on dust jackets of [[SF]] books in the 1940s–1950s, including ''Out of the Unknown'' by [[A. E. van Vogt]] and [[E. Mayne Hull]] (1948). |
| − | He was | + | He was a curator and artist at the Colorado State Historical Museum. |
| − | + | *Early short [[biography]] in {{WhosWho1940|page=8}}. | |
| + | *[https://firstfandomexperience.org/roy-v-hunt-a-retrospective/ ''Roy V. Hunt: A Retrospective''.] | ||
| + | *[https://isfdb.stoecker.eu/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?89497 Bibliography at ISFDB. ] | ||
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| + | * 1941 – [[Denvention Medal]] | ||
| + | * 2016 — [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] (posthumous) | ||
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| + | {{person | born=1914 | died=1986}} | ||
[[Category:artist]] | [[Category:artist]] | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:first_fandom]] | [[Category:first_fandom]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
| + | [[Category:pro]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:43, 3 August 2022
(March 29, 1914 – 1986)
Roy Vernon Hunt, a Denver-area fan and artist, discovered sf in 1929 with Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was part of the Denver Triumvirate who published The Alchemist, a 1940s fanzine. He was a member of the Colorado Fantasy Society in the 1940s.
His artwork appeared in many fanzines and on dust jackets of SF books in the 1940s–1950s, including Out of the Unknown by A. E. van Vogt and E. Mayne Hull (1948).
He was a curator and artist at the Colorado State Historical Museum.
- Early short biography in Who's Who in Fandom 1940, page 8.
- Roy V. Hunt: A Retrospective.
- Bibliography at ISFDB.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1941 – Denvention Medal
- 2016 — First Fandom Hall of Fame (posthumous)
| Person | 1914—1986 |
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