BSFA Convention, 1960
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.
- Jill Adams
- Brian Aldiss
- Norman Ashfield
- Frank Arnold
- Mal Ashworth
- Sheila Ashworth
- Alan Bale
- Ron Bennett
- Eric Bentcliffe
- Sid Birchby
- Daphne Buckmaster
- Ron Buckmaster
- Pam Bulmer
- Ken Bulmer
- Brian Burgess
- Ted Carnell
- Jim Cawthorn
- Hugh Chalkley
- Penny Chandler
- Ken Cheslin
- Harry Clements
- Vin¢ Clarke
- Joy Clarke
- Peter Davies
- W. O. Daniels
- Charles Duncombe
- Mrs Duncombe *
- Susan Ellam
- Dick Ellingsworth
- Frances Evans
- Audrey Eversfield
- John Fairley
- Les Flood
- Don Ford
- Ted Forsyth
- Keith Freeman
- Don Geldart
- Harry Gilbert
- Bill Gray
- Bobbie Gray
- Jim Groves
- Ron Hall
- Sandra Hall
- Tikwis Hall
- Danny Hamilton
- Dorothy Hartwell
- Ildiko Hayes
- Peter Hitchin
- Terry Jeeves
- Val Jeeves
- Eric Jones
- Margaret Jones
- Brian Jordan
- Mike Kilvert
- Dave Kyle
- Doug Lacey
- Ethel Lindsay
- Jim Linwood
- Gunther Loth
- Ivor Mayne
- Ken McIntyre
- Peter McIntyre
- John McGovern
- Archie Mercer
- Mike Moorcock
- Gerry Mosdell
- John Newman
- Joan Newman *
- D. Peter Ogden
- Ella Parker
- Bob Parkinson
- John Phillifent
- Ken Potter
- Irene Potter
- Dorothy Ratigan
- Mike Raynor
- Alan Rispin
- Phil Rogers
- John Roles
- Ken Slater
- Sandy Sanderson
- Laurence Sandfield
- Arthur Sellings
- Sture Sedolin
- Norman Shorrock
- Ina Shorrock
- Arthur Thomson
- Ted Tubb
- Iris Tubb
- Tony Walsh
- Norman Wansborough
- Norman Weedall
- Wynne Whiteford
- Laurel Whiteford[1] *
- Jack Wilson
- 'Wring'[2]
- Doc Weir
- Peter West
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ '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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