Difference between revisions of "Jack Wiedenbeck"
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| − | '''Jack Wiedenbeck''', a [[fan artist]], lived in the [[Slan Shack]] in [[Battle Creek]], [[Michigan]], from 1943–45. He was one of the members of [[Nova Press]], | + | '''Jack Wiedenbeck''', a [[fan artist]], lived in the [[Slan Shack]] in [[Battle Creek]], [[Michigan]], from 1943–45. He was one of the members of [[Nova Press]], [[publishing]] ''[[Nova]]'', and was a member of [[FAPA]] and the [[Order of Dagon]]. He attended all the [[Michiconference]]s. |
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| + | Like the other [[Galactic Roomers]], he moved out to [[LA]] in ’45 and joined the [[Insurgent]] element of [[LASFS]]. | ||
[[Harry Warner]] labeled him as the first [[fakefan]], one who likes to hang around with [[fans]] but who has no real interest in [[science fiction]] or [[fandom]], yet he seems to have done plenty of [[fanac]], contributing to many [[fanzines]]. He also belonged to the [[N3F]]. | [[Harry Warner]] labeled him as the first [[fakefan]], one who likes to hang around with [[fans]] but who has no real interest in [[science fiction]] or [[fandom]], yet he seems to have done plenty of [[fanac]], contributing to many [[fanzines]]. He also belonged to the [[N3F]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:06, 9 April 2021
(August 1, 1910 – July 30, 1969)
Jack Wiedenbeck, a fan artist, lived in the Slan Shack in Battle Creek, Michigan, from 1943–45. He was one of the members of Nova Press, publishing Nova, and was a member of FAPA and the Order of Dagon. He attended all the Michiconferences.
Like the other Galactic Roomers, he moved out to LA in ’45 and joined the Insurgent element of LASFS.
Harry Warner labeled him as the first fakefan, one who likes to hang around with fans but who has no real interest in science fiction or fandom, yet he seems to have done plenty of fanac, contributing to many fanzines. He also belonged to the N3F.
He married Ty Tyrone (1906–1902) at the Slan Shack on June 25, 1944, just after Michicon 4, but they divorced six months later. He seems to have gafiated by the late ’40s. He moved to California and married Thelma Gorrell on December 9, 1963.
- Photo on page 34 of Warner's All Our Yesterdays (1969).
- Bibliography at ISFDB.
| Person | 1910—1969 |
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