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[[File:WeberWally1954.jpeg|thumb|'''Wally Weber at [[SFCon]], 1954'''. ''Photo by [[Ben Jason]]''. ]]
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'''Wallace “Wally” Wesley Weber''' entered [[fandom]] in 1947 and was a [[BNF]] in the 1950s–1960s.  He [[chaired]] [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]] in [[Seattle]]. He was the [[1963 TAFF Race]] winner.
  
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Wallace (Wally) Weber was a [[BNF]] in the 1950s-1960s.  He lived in [[Seattle, WA]],  and then was moved by his employer to [[Huntsville, AL]] in mid-1964. He was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Tiamatha Weber]]. At one time he was a member of [[SAPS]] and [[N3F]] and the [[Cry Crowd]] and was also the corresponding secretary of the [[Nameless Ones]] of Washington State.
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Part of the [[Cry Crowd]], he was co-[[editor]] of ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' when it won the [[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]].  (It was also nominated in 1959 and 1962.) He was a charter member of the [[Nameless Ones]] and held various offices, including [[president]]. He was an [[officer]] of [[The Seattle Science Fiction Club, Inc.]] and worked on [[Westercon 12]] in 1959. He was a member of [[SAPS]] and [[N3F]].  
  
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He was a co-editor of ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' when it won the [[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]]. (It was also nominated in 1959 and 1962.)
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Wally lived in Seattle till mid-1964, when he was moved by his employer to [[Huntsville, AL]], where he was a member of [[ALA-APA]].  He later moved back to [[Washington State]]. He married [[Pat Weber|Patricia Priest]] in 1970, and they had two daughters, [[Timatha Weber|Timatha]] (b. 1975) and Siobhan.
  
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In 1961 he chaired [[Seacon]], that year's [[Worldcon]].
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The Webers were still contributing to SAPS as of 2021.  
  
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He was the 1963 [[TAFF]] delegate.
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*Photos on pages 136 and 206 of [[Harry Warner]]’s ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992).   
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* [[Burnett Toskey]] published ''[[W. W. W.]]'', a [[fanthology]] of Weber's [[fanwriting]] in [[SAPS]] in September 1975.
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His photos appear on pages 136 and 206 of [[Harry Warner's]] ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992).  [[Burnett Toskey]] published ''[[W. W. W.]]'', an anthology of Weber's [[fan writing]] in [[SAPS]] in September 1975.
 
  
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[[File:WallyWeber.jpeg|thumb|left|From ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' 111 (January 1958).]]
 
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* ''[[Book of Job]]'' (with [[Lon Atkins]])
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* ''[[Book of Job]]'' [1966] (with [[Lon Atkins]])
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* ''[[Creep]]''
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* ''[[Creep]]'' [mid-50s]
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* ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' (co-editor)
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* ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' [1951-1969] ([[co-editor]])
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* ''[[Key Hole]]'' (with [[Tiamatha Weber]])
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* ''[[Hapless]]'' (with [[Lon Atkins]])
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* ''[[Phantom]]'' (for [[N'APA]])
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* ''[[Key Hole]]'' [1990s-2000s] (with [[Tiamatha Weber]])
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* ''[[Scrunch]]''
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* ''[[Officious June TNFF]]'' [1966?] ([[hoax]], with [[Lon Atkins]])
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* ''[[Phantom]]'' [1960-] (for [[N'APA]])
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* ''[[Rot (Weber)]]''
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* ''[[Scrunch]]'' [1964-]
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* ''[[Slug]]'' [1960s] (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Tightbeam]]'' (one issue in September, 1962)
 
* ''[[Tightbeam]]'' (one issue in September, 1962)
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* ''[[WRR]]'' (with [[Otto Pfeifer]])  
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* ''[[WRR]]'' [late 50s-1970] (with [[Otto Pfeifer]])  
  
 
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* 1959 -- [[1959 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1959 -- [[1959 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1960 -- '''[[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
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* 1960 -- '''[[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
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* 1962 -- [[1962 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1962 -- [[1962 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1963 -- [[TAFF]]
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* 1963 -- [[1963 TAFF Race]] winner
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 12 September 2023

(June 26, 1929 – )

Wally Weber at SFCon, 1954. Photo by Ben Jason.

Wallace “Wally” Wesley Weber entered fandom in 1947 and was a BNF in the 1950s–1960s. He chaired Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon in Seattle. He was the 1963 TAFF Race winner.

Part of the Cry Crowd, he was co-editor of Cry of the Nameless when it won the 1960 Best Fanzine Hugo. (It was also nominated in 1959 and 1962.) He was a charter member of the Nameless Ones and held various offices, including president. He was an officer of The Seattle Science Fiction Club, Inc. and worked on Westercon 12 in 1959. He was a member of SAPS and N3F.

Wally lived in Seattle till mid-1964, when he was moved by his employer to Huntsville, AL, where he was a member of ALA-APA. He later moved back to Washington State. He married Patricia Priest in 1970, and they had two daughters, Timatha (b. 1975) and Siobhan.

The Webers were still contributing to SAPS as of 2021.

From Cry of the Nameless 111 (January 1958).

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