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| − | '''Eric S. Needham''', a [[ | + | '''Eric S. Needham''', a [[Manchester]], [[U.K.]], [[fan]], was active beginning as a teenager in the 1930s. He was co-[[editor]] of the [[OMPA]]zine ''[[Now & Then]]'' in the 1950s. He wrote comic sketches and [[humor]]ous [[poetry]], including inventing [[Widowers]]. |
| − | [ | + | He was on the [[concom]] of [[SuperManCon]] in 1954. He [[gafiated]] in the late 1950s, but was coaxed back into contributing to ''[[Erg]]'' and a few other [[fanzines]] beginning in 1977. |
| + | *[http://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/footnotes/widowers0.htm Reminiscence by] co-editor [[Harry Turner]]. | ||
| + | *[http://htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/footnotes/esn.htm Further reminiscences and work by Needham.] | ||
| + | *[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?48641 Bio and bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
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| + | {{person | born=1921|died=1983}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:37, 4 January 2021
(1921 – December 1, 1983)
Eric S. Needham, a Manchester, U.K., fan, was active beginning as a teenager in the 1930s. He was co-editor of the OMPAzine Now & Then in the 1950s. He wrote comic sketches and humorous poetry, including inventing Widowers.
He was on the concom of SuperManCon in 1954. He gafiated in the late 1950s, but was coaxed back into contributing to Erg and a few other fanzines beginning in 1977.
- Reminiscence by co-editor Harry Turner.
- Further reminiscences and work by Needham.
- Bio and bibliography at ISFDB.
| Person | 1921—1983 |
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