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[[File:Meade Frierson.jpg|thumb|Meade Frierson by Jerry Collins from Guy Lillian's ''Challenger'']] | [[File:Meade Frierson.jpg|thumb|Meade Frierson by Jerry Collins from Guy Lillian's ''Challenger'']] | ||
| − | (August 14, 1940 | + | (August 14, 1940 – September 24, 2001) |
| − | Meade Frierson III was a [[fan]] who was one of the founders of the [[Southern Fandom Confederation]] and served as its | + | '''Meade Frierson III''' was a [[fan]] who was one of the founders of the [[Southern Fandom Confederation]] and served as its [[president]] from 1970 to 1983. He published the major [[one-shot]] [[fanzine]] ''[[HPL]]'' as well as ''[[Science Fiction on Radio: A Revised Look at 1950-1975]]''. He was married to fellow fan [[Penny Frierson]]. |
| − | He occasionally used the pseudonym ''Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge | + | He occasionally used the [[pseudonym]] '''Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge''', a character invented by [[Ron Goulart]] in his story "Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge: A Memoir." |
He also founded (and was Great Dictator of) [[APA-VCR]] in 1978. | He also founded (and was Great Dictator of) [[APA-VCR]] in 1978. | ||
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| + | * {{link|website=http://www.smithuel.net/sfc/frameset/mhf_obit.htm|text=“In Memoriam: Meade H. Frierson, III”}} from [[SFC]] website. | ||
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* 1978 -- [[Coastcon 1978]] | * 1978 -- [[Coastcon 1978]] | ||
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{{person | born=1940 | died=2001}} | {{person | born=1940 | died=2001}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 5 April 2021
(August 14, 1940 – September 24, 2001)
Meade Frierson III was a fan who was one of the founders of the Southern Fandom Confederation and served as its president from 1970 to 1983. He published the major one-shot fanzine HPL as well as Science Fiction on Radio: A Revised Look at 1950-1975. He was married to fellow fan Penny Frierson.
He occasionally used the pseudonym Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge, a character invented by Ron Goulart in his story "Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge: A Memoir."
He also founded (and was Great Dictator of) APA-VCR in 1978.
- “In Memoriam: Meade H. Frierson, III” from SFC website.
- Ah Yes, I Remember Well a Saturday in Birmingham (with Penny Frierson)
- Fantastic Frierson Collection Culls
- Friersign Theater Presents (with Penny Frierson, for Myriad)
- HPL [1972]
- Huitloxopetl (for SFPA)
- Mysterious Spring Valley Triangle [1972] (for SFPA)
- A Passing Fancy (for SFPA and RAPS with Penny Frierson)
- Raving Timmie Ggazzette [1973] (for SFPA)
- Science Fiction on Radio (with Penny Frierson)
- Science Fiction Times-Chronicle (with Penny Frierson)
- Shattered Like a Clockwork Orange
- Scarfing Humble Pie (with Penny Frierson)
- Southern Fandom Confederation Bulletin [1971-1983]
- Southern Fandom Confederation Handbook[1974-]
- Southern Fandom Confederation Roster [1971-]
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1975 -- Rebel Award
- 1977 -- Windycon IV, Balticon 11
- 1978 -- Coastcon 1978
| Person | 1940—2001 |
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