BSFA Convention, 1960

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The Annual Science Fiction Convention held under the auspices of the British Science Fiction Assoc. at Easter 1960, abbreviated as the BSFA Convention, 1960 and retrospectively named by some Kingcon, was held April 16-17, 1960 (Easter weekend) at the Kingsley Hotel in London. The guests of honour were E. J. "Ted" Carnell and Don Ford. The committee was Ella Parker, Bobbie Gray, Sandra Hall and Archie Mercer.

It was the eleventh convention in the Eastercon sequence and the first in London since 1953. It was the second Eastercon held under the auspices of the BSFA following the Association's creation in 1958. 98 people are known to have attended.

The slightly unwieldy name is that shown on the cover of the programme book. Some contemporary sources refer to it as the Loncon and Ron Bennett said it was nicknamed The Quiet-Con. Archie Mercer called it the Kingcon, a name later echoed by Bennett and Jim Linwood.

Attendees[edit]

There is no published membership list but there are 98 known attendees based on mentions in convention reports and appearances in photos. In his report in Cactus #5 (May 1960) Archie Mercer, the treasurer and 'in the fortunate position of having in my possession the only official record of registered attendees', tried to mention everybody who paid to attend so what follows is likely at least close to a full list.

Names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se.

This is a work in progress. Names are being checked to see if they're here under variants.

  1. Jill Adams
  2. Brian Aldiss
  3. Norman Ashfield
  4. Frank Arnold
  5. Mal Ashworth
  6. Sheila Ashworth
  7. Alan Bale
  8. Ron Bennett
  9. Eric Bentcliffe
  10. Sid Birchby
  11. Daphne Buckmaster
  12. Ron Buckmaster
  13. Pam Bulmer
  14. Ken Bulmer
  15. Brian Burgess
  16. Ted Carnell
  17. Jim Cawthorn
  18. Hugh Chalkley
  19. Penny Chandler
  20. Ken Cheslin
  21. Harry Clements
  22. Vin¢ Clarke
  23. Joy Clarke
  24. Peter Davies
  25. W. O. Daniels
  26. Charles Duncombe
  27. Mrs Duncombe *
  28. Susan Ellam
  29. Dick Ellingsworth
  30. Frances Evans
  31. Audrey Eversfield
  32. John Fairley
  33. Les Flood
  34. Don Ford
  35. Ted Forsyth
  36. Keith Freeman
  37. Don Geldart
  38. Harry Gilbert
  39. Bill Gray
  40. Bobbie Gray
  41. Jim Groves
  42. Ron Hall
  43. Sandra Hall
  44. Tikwis Hall
  45. Danny Hamilton
  46. Dorothy Hartwell
  47. Ildiko Hayes
  48. Peter Hitchin
  49. Terry Jeeves
  50. Val Jeeves
  51. Eric Jones
  52. Margaret Jones
  53. Brian Jordan
  54. Mike Kilvert
  55. Dave Kyle
  56. Doug Lacey
  57. Ethel Lindsay
  58. Jim Linwood
  59. Gunther Loth
  60. Ivor Mayne
  61. Ken McIntyre
  62. Peter McIntyre
  63. John McGovern
  64. Archie Mercer
  65. Mike Moorcock
  66. Gerry Mosdell
  67. John Newman
  68. Joan Newman *
  69. D. Peter Ogden
  70. Ella Parker
  71. Bob Parkinson
  72. John Phillifent
  73. Ken Potter
  74. Irene Potter
  75. Dorothy Ratigan
  76. Mike Raynor
  77. Alan Rispin
  78. Phil Rogers
  79. John Roles
  80. Ken Slater
  81. Sandy Sanderson
  82. Laurence Sandfield
  83. Arthur Sellings
  84. Sture Sedolin
  85. Norman Shorrock
  86. Ina Shorrock
  87. Arthur Thomson
  88. Ted Tubb
  89. Iris Tubb
  90. Tony Walsh
  91. Norman Wansborough
  92. Norman Weedall
  93. Wynne Whiteford
  94. Laurel Whiteford[1] *
  95. Jack Wilson
  96. 'Wring'[2]
  97. Doc Weir
  98. Peter West


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  1. Archie Mercer noted only that 'Wynne Whiteford and his wife showed up briefly'. An obituary of Wynne in SF Commentary #78 gives the first name.
  2. 'According to Archie Mercer, 'a London fringe-type ... who apparently always goes to London Cons.' This could have been P. B. Wring who was a member of Loncon in 1957. However, we know no more about him.

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