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| − | + | [[File:MebaneBanks-MikeBanks.jpeg|thumb|'''Banks Mebane, left, and [[Michael A. Banks]], 1970s.''' ]] | |
| + | (June 22, 1927 – December 18, 1985) | ||
| − | Banks Mebane was | + | '''Banks Holt Mebane, Jr.''', was a [[Washington, DC]], [[fan]] and a member and [[president]] of [[WSFA]] in the 1960s. He [[chaired]] [[Disclave 9]] in 1965 and was active in [[WSFS]]. He wrote for a number of [[fanzines]], particularly [[prozine]] reviews. |
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| + | A native of [[North Carolina]], he moved to [[Melbourne, FL]], in the 1970s, where he belonged to the [[South Florida Science Fiction Society]] and the [[Southern Fandom Confederation]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Duncan McFarland, Banks Mebane and Ted White at Midwestcon 1966. Photo from Zingaro -8 by Mark Irwin.jpg|thumb|left|[[Duncan McFarland]], Banks Mebane and [[Ted White]], from left, at [[Midwestcon 17]], 1966. ''Photo by [[Mark Irwin]] from ''[[Zingaro]]'' 8.'']] | ||
| + | * [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Tropicon/Tropicon%205/Tropicon%205%20Program%20Book.pdf#view=Fit&page=20 A nice ''In Memoriam''] written by [[Jay Haldeman]] for the [[Tropicon V]] [[PB]]. | ||
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| − | * ''[[RealSoonNow]]'' [late | + | * ''[[RealSoonNow]]'' [late 1960s] |
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| − | * 1969 | + | * 1969 — [[1969 Best Fan Writer Hugo]] nomination |
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 20 June 2023
Banks Mebane, left, and Michael A. Banks, 1970s.
(June 22, 1927 – December 18, 1985)
Banks Holt Mebane, Jr., was a Washington, DC, fan and a member and president of WSFA in the 1960s. He chaired Disclave 9 in 1965 and was active in WSFS. He wrote for a number of fanzines, particularly prozine reviews.
A native of North Carolina, he moved to Melbourne, FL, in the 1970s, where he belonged to the South Florida Science Fiction Society and the Southern Fandom Confederation.
Duncan McFarland, Banks Mebane and Ted White, from left, at Midwestcon 17, 1966. Photo by Mark Irwin from Zingaro 8.
- A nice In Memoriam written by Jay Haldeman for the Tropicon V PB.
- RealSoonNow [late 1960s]
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1969 — 1969 Best Fan Writer Hugo nomination
| Person | 1927—1985 |
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