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A [[fan]] and [[pro writer]] originally named '''Marion E. Zimmer''', known for a time as '''Marion Breen''' and sometimes known as '''MZB'''.  Her brother was [[Paul Edwin Zimmer]].  Originally from [[Albany, NY]], she married [[Robert Bradley]] in 1949 and lived Rochester, Texas through the early 60s, divorcing him in 1964 and marrying [[Walter Breen]] (of later [[Breendoggle]] fame.)  She finished college in 1965 and moved to the [[Bay Area]] for graduate school, finishing in 1967. Subsequently, she lived in [[New York]] and the [[Bay Area]].
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'''Marion Zimmer Bradley''' was an [[actifan]] and later a prominent [[pro writer]].  Born '''Marion E. Zimmer''', she was known for a time as '''Marion Breen''', and often referred to as '''MZB'''.
  
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She ran for [[TAFF]] in 1963.  She was a member of [[IPSO]], [[FAPA]] (of which she was [[OE]]), and the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].
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==Fan==
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She was active in [[fandom]] from the 1940s. She co-founded the [[Vampyre Society]]. She ran for [[TAFF]] in 1963.  She was a member of [[IPSO]], [[FAPA]] (of which she was [[OE]]), and the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. She wrote for many [[fanzines]]. She [[feuded]] with [[FTLaney]], inspiring the [[Ballard Code]].  
  
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In 1966, she helped found and named the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] where she was known as "Elfrida of Greenwalls." She was involved in developing several local [[SCA]] groups, including in [[New York]] and was an editor of ''[[Pennoncel]]'' and ''[[Banneret]]''. In the 70s she lived in [[Greyhaven]] and she helped form the [[Vampire Society]]. 
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In 1961, she said of herself: "I am a member of Circus Fans of America, have other interests in [[Tolkien fandom]], opera, folk songs, mountain climbing, and rock collecting."
  
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In 1961 she said of herself: "I am a member of Circus Fans of America, have other interests in [[Tolkien fandom]], opera, folk songs, mountain climbing, and rock collecting."
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In 1966, she helped found and named the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] where she was known as "Elfrida of Greenwalls." She was involved in developing several local [[SCA]] groups, including in [[New York]] and was an editor of ''[[Pennoncel]]'' and ''[[Banneret]]''. In the 1970s, she lived in [[Greyhaven]].  
  
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Bradley and [[Breen]] separated in 1979 while remaining married, and continued a business relationship and lived on the same street.  They divorced in 1990, after [[Breen]] was arrested on child molestation charges, though she later testified that she had been aware of his activities for many years.
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==Pro==
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Professionally, she is primarily known for her influential '''Darkover''' series, about which a [[fringe fandom]] grew, the focus of the [[Darkover Grand Council]] [[conventions]].  
  
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Professionally, she is primarily known for the [[Darkover]] series.  She made her first sale to ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' in 1949 with a story which had previously appeared in ''[[Spacewarp]]''.  She founded and sustained ''[[Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine]]''. She briefly published the ''[[Darkover Newsletter]]''.
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She made her first sale to ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' in 1949 with a story which had previously appeared in the [[fanzine]] ''[[Spacewarp]]''.  She founded and sustained ''[[Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine]]''. She briefly published the ''[[Darkover Newsletter]]''.
  
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Her [[Darkover]] novels ''Sword of Aldones'' was nominated for the [[1963 Best Novel Hugo]] and ''The Forbidden Tower'' was nominated for the [[1978 Best Novel Hugo]].
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==Personal Life==
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Her brother was fan [[Paul Edwin Zimmer]].  Originally from [[Albany, NY]], she married first [[Robert Bradley]] in 1949 and lived Rochester, [[Texas]], through the early 1960s; they had one son, [[David Bradley]]. She divorced Robert in 1964 and then married [[Walter Breen]] (of later [[Breendoggle]] fame), with whom she had two children. She finished college in 1965 and moved to the [[Bay Area]] for graduate school, finishing in 1967. Subsequently, she lived in [[New York]] and the [[Bay Area]].
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Bradley and Breen separated in 1979 while remaining married, and continued a business relationship and lived on the same street. They divorced in 1990, after Breen was arrested on child molestation charges, though she later [https://web.archive.org/web/20140718111954/https://www.sff.net/people/stephen.goldin/mzb/MZB_Depos_1+2.html testified] that she had been aware of his activities for many years.
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Her legacy was considerably tainted by that, and by posthumous accusations against her of child sexual abuse and rape by her younger children, Mark and Moira Greyland.
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'''More reading:'''
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* [https://marionzimmerbradley.com/index.html Stephen Goldin on Walter Breen’s 1980s molestation of his stepson and MZB’s complicity].
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* {{SFE|name=Bradley_marion_zimmer}}.
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* [https://www.mzbworks.com/works.htm Bibliography. ]
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Vega/Vega6-03.html Autobiographical sketch from 1953.]
  
 
{{fanzines}}
 
{{fanzines}}
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* ''[[Allerlei]]'' (with her second husband [[Walter Breen]])
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* ''[[Allerlei]]'' (with [[Walter Breen]])
 
* ''[[Anduril (Bradley)]]'' (with [[David Bradley]] and [[Paul Zimmer]])
 
* ''[[Anduril (Bradley)]]'' (with [[David Bradley]] and [[Paul Zimmer]])
 
* ''[[Anything Box]]''
 
* ''[[Anything Box]]''
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* ''[[Fantasy Ambler]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Fantasy Ambler]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Gemini Fapa]]''
 
* ''[[Gemini Fapa]]''
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* ''[[MEZRAB]]'' (with her first husband [[Robert Bradley]])
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* ''[[MEZRAB]]'' (with [[Robert Bradley]])
 
* ''[[On the Ragged Edge]]''
 
* ''[[On the Ragged Edge]]''
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* ''[[Tightbeam]]'' (at leas tone issue)
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* ''[[Tightbeam]]'' (at least one issue)
 
* ''[[Ugly Bird]]'' (with [[Redd Boggs]])
 
* ''[[Ugly Bird]]'' (with [[Redd Boggs]])
  
 
{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
 
* 1958 -- [[Southwestercon VI]]
 
* 1958 -- [[Southwestercon VI]]
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* 1963 -- [[1963 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
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* 1963 -- [[1963 Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
 
* 1967 -- [[Westercon 20]]
 
* 1967 -- [[Westercon 20]]
 
* 1975 -- [[Witchcraft & Sorcery SF Convention]]
 
* 1975 -- [[Witchcraft & Sorcery SF Convention]]
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* 1976 -- [[MileHiCon 8]], [[Forry Award]]
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* 1976 -- [[MileHiCon 8]], [[Forry Award]], [[Invisible Little Man Award]]
 
* 1977 -- [[LepreCon 3]]
 
* 1977 -- [[LepreCon 3]]
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* 1978 -- [[Noncon (Canada) 1|Noncon 1]], [[BYOB-Con 8]], [[Hamilton Memorial Award]], [[1978 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
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* 1978 -- [[Noncon (Canada) 1|Noncon 1]], [[BYOB-Con 8]], [[Hamilton Memorial Award]], [[1978 Best Novel Hugo]] nominee
 
* 1979 -- [[Othercon II]]
 
* 1979 -- [[Othercon II]]
 
* 1980 -- [[Fantasy Worlds Midwinter Festival]], [[Darkover Grand Council 1980]], [[Intervention Beta]]
 
* 1980 -- [[Fantasy Worlds Midwinter Festival]], [[Darkover Grand Council 1980]], [[Intervention Beta]]
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* 1982 -- [[Mythcon XIII]], [[X-Con 6]], [[Moscon IV]], [[Earthcon II]], [[Darkover Grand Council V]], [[CopperCon 2]]
 
* 1982 -- [[Mythcon XIII]], [[X-Con 6]], [[Moscon IV]], [[Earthcon II]], [[Darkover Grand Council V]], [[CopperCon 2]]
 
* 1983 -- [[Tropicon II]], [[Albacon II]]
 
* 1983 -- [[Tropicon II]], [[Albacon II]]
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* 1984 -- [[InConJunction V]], [[Esotericon]], [[Western Recon]]
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* 1984 -- [[InConJunction V]], [[Esotericon]], [[Western Re-Con II]]
 
* 1985 -- [[DSC 23]]
 
* 1985 -- [[DSC 23]]
 
* 1986 -- [[Mythcon 1986]]
 
* 1986 -- [[Mythcon 1986]]
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* 1994 -- [[Con-Version XI]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Con-Version XI]]
 
* 2000 -- [[World Fantasy Award]] for lifetime achievement (posthumous)
 
* 2000 -- [[World Fantasy Award]] for lifetime achievement (posthumous)
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* She was also more-or-less perpetual [[GoH]] at [[Darkover Grand Council]].
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* She was a more-or-less perpetual [[GoH]] at [[Darkover Grand Council]].
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{{person |born=1930 | died=1999}}
 
{{person |born=1930 | died=1999}}

Latest revision as of 05:07, 1 September 2023

(June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999)

Marion Zimmer Bradley was an actifan and later a prominent pro writer. Born Marion E. Zimmer, she was known for a time as Marion Breen, and often referred to as MZB.

Fan[edit]

She was active in fandom from the 1940s. She co-founded the Vampyre Society. She ran for TAFF in 1963. She was a member of IPSO, FAPA (of which she was OE), and the Fellowship of the Ring. She wrote for many fanzines. She feuded with FTLaney, inspiring the Ballard Code.

In 1961, she said of herself: "I am a member of Circus Fans of America, have other interests in Tolkien fandom, opera, folk songs, mountain climbing, and rock collecting."

In 1966, she helped found and named the Society for Creative Anachronism where she was known as "Elfrida of Greenwalls." She was involved in developing several local SCA groups, including in New York and was an editor of Pennoncel and Banneret. In the 1970s, she lived in Greyhaven.

Pro[edit]

Professionally, she is primarily known for her influential Darkover series, about which a fringe fandom grew, the focus of the Darkover Grand Council conventions.

She made her first sale to Amazing Stories in 1949 with a story which had previously appeared in the fanzine Spacewarp. She founded and sustained Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine. She briefly published the Darkover Newsletter.

Personal Life[edit]

Her brother was fan Paul Edwin Zimmer. Originally from Albany, NY, she married first Robert Bradley in 1949 and lived Rochester, Texas, through the early 1960s; they had one son, David Bradley. She divorced Robert in 1964 and then married Walter Breen (of later Breendoggle fame), with whom she had two children. She finished college in 1965 and moved to the Bay Area for graduate school, finishing in 1967. Subsequently, she lived in New York and the Bay Area.

Bradley and Breen separated in 1979 while remaining married, and continued a business relationship and lived on the same street. They divorced in 1990, after Breen was arrested on child molestation charges, though she later testified that she had been aware of his activities for many years.

Her legacy was considerably tainted by that, and by posthumous accusations against her of child sexual abuse and rape by her younger children, Mark and Moira Greyland.

More reading:

Fanzines and Apazines:

Awards, Honors and GoHships:


Person 1930—1999
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