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| − | (January 5, 1906 | + | (January 5, 1906 – December 30, 1965) |
| − | Bob Farnham was a | + | '''Bob Farnham''' was a [[fan]] from [[Chicago]], and later [[Georgia]], who was a long-time member of the [[N3F]] and the [[SFG]], but wasn't very well-known outside of it. He volunteered in the N3F [[N3F#Correspondence Bureau|Correspondence Bureau]]. |
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| + | He attended several [[Worldcons]], including [[Chicon II]] in 1952, and sold a few stories to [[Ray Palmer]]'s [[prozines]]. With [[Nan Gerding]], he co-[[edited]] the [[fanzine]] ''[[The Chigger Patch of Fandom]]''. | ||
Not long after his death, [[Billy Pettit]] announced that he was collecting material for a memorial [[fanzine]]. | Not long after his death, [[Billy Pettit]] announced that he was collecting material for a memorial [[fanzine]]. | ||
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| + | * [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?19417 Bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
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| + | {{fanzines}} | ||
| + | * ''[[The Centaurian]]'' [1952] | ||
| + | * ''[[The Chigger Patch of Fandom]]'' [1952-54] (with [[Nan Gerding]]) | ||
{{person | born=1906 | died=1965}} | {{person | born=1906 | died=1965}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
| + | [[Category:pro]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:16, 7 January 2023
(January 5, 1906 – December 30, 1965)
Bob Farnham was a fan from Chicago, and later Georgia, who was a long-time member of the N3F and the SFG, but wasn't very well-known outside of it. He volunteered in the N3F Correspondence Bureau.
He attended several Worldcons, including Chicon II in 1952, and sold a few stories to Ray Palmer's prozines. With Nan Gerding, he co-edited the fanzine The Chigger Patch of Fandom.
Not long after his death, Billy Pettit announced that he was collecting material for a memorial fanzine.
- The Centaurian [1952]
- The Chigger Patch of Fandom [1952-54] (with Nan Gerding)
| Person | 1906—1965 |
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