Russ Hodgkins
(January 26, 1910 – April 30, 2004)
Russell J. Hodgkins, an early L.A. fan, found sf around 1918. In the 1930s, he was director of the LASFL and one of the Moonrakers (the "bad boys" of LASFS). He was an editor of Mikros and Imagination!. He was a Technocrat, but thought Esperanto was silly. He was also a member of the UK's Science Fiction Association (SFA), serving as Chairman of its Los Angeles branch from May 1937
His article “Continental Engineers” appeared in the June 1940 issue of Science Fiction Stories. He attended the Denvention.
Later, he was one of the leaders of Carcosa House.
His family immigrated to the US in 1914 from Australia. An aircraft mechanic, he served in World War II in the Army Air Corps. He died on April 30, 2004, in San Diego, CA.
For an early short biography, see Who's Who in Fandom 1940, page 8.
- Imagination! [1938] (some issues)
- Let's Look at the Record [1942] (for FAPA)
- Mikros [1939-41] (some issues)
- Sweetness and Light [1939–40] (with others)
- Way Out West [1938]
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