Difference between revisions of "Mario Racic"
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| − | '''Mario Racic, Jr.''', was a [[New York]] [[fan]] who discovered [[sf]] in 1931 with ''[[Wonder Stories Quarterly]]''. Around 1936, he was about to join the [[ISA]] just as it broke up. He joined the [[Queens SFL]] and was an active member. (He was one of the fellows who tried to throw [[Dick Wilson]] and [[Dan Burford]] out of a meeting | + | '''Mario Racic, Jr.''', was a [[New York]] [[fan]] who discovered [[sf]] in 1931 with ''[[Wonder Stories Quarterly]]''. Around 1936, he was about to join the [[ISA]] just as it broke up. He joined the [[Queens SFL]] and was an active member. (He was one of the fellows who tried to throw [[Dick Wilson]] and [[Dan Burford]] out of a meeting — only to get the whole meeting tossed out of the hall.) He was also a member of [[New Fandom]]. |
| − | He was a member of the [[committee]] for the [[First Worldcon]]. In ''[[The Immortal Storm]]'', [[Sam Moskowitz]] called Racic “an important behind-the-scenes worker in [[fandom]].” | + | He was a member of the [[committee]] for the [[First Worldcon]] in 1939. (His [[M. Racic|whole family]] attended in support.) In ''[[The Immortal Storm]]'', [[Sam Moskowitz]] called Racic “an important behind-the-scenes worker in [[fandom]].” |
| − | He | + | He wrote the movie [[column]] in ''[[Fantasy News (Taurasi)]]''. |
| − | + | In 1941, he married [[Frances Helen Sykora]], [[Will Sykora]]'s sister. | |
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| + | * Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=11}}. | ||
| + | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114601153/mario-racic FindAGrave.] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 10 January 2022
(November 23, 1914 – November 22, 1997)
Mario Racic, Jr., was a New York fan who discovered sf in 1931 with Wonder Stories Quarterly. Around 1936, he was about to join the ISA just as it broke up. He joined the Queens SFL and was an active member. (He was one of the fellows who tried to throw Dick Wilson and Dan Burford out of a meeting — only to get the whole meeting tossed out of the hall.) He was also a member of New Fandom.
He was a member of the committee for the First Worldcon in 1939. (His whole family attended in support.) In The Immortal Storm, Sam Moskowitz called Racic “an important behind-the-scenes worker in fandom.”
He wrote the movie column in Fantasy-News.
In 1941, he married Frances Helen Sykora, Will Sykora's sister.
- Early short biography in Who's Who in Fandom 1940, page 11.
- FindAGrave.
- Fantasy in Opera (1939).
| Person | 1914—1997 |
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