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(September 26, 1945 – April 15, 2023 )
 
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'''Dennis Lien''' was a [[Minneapolis]] [[fan]] and [[collector]].  He worked on many [[Minicon (MN)|Minicons]] and was a member and officer of [[Minn-STF]]. Denny served as [[editor]] of ''[[Einblatt]]''.  He was a co-author of “[[Midwest Side Story]]” and performed in its first production as [[Anti-Fan]].  
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'''Dennis Kieth Lien''' was a [[Minneapolis]] [[fan]] and [[collector]].  He worked on many [[Minicon (MN)|Minicons]] and was a member and officer of [[Minn-STF]]. Denny served as [[editor]] of ''[[Einblatt]]''.  He was a co-author of “[[Midwest Side Story]]” and performed in its first production as [[Anti-Fan]].  
  
 
He was an [[apahack]], having been a member of:
 
He was an [[apahack]], having been a member of:
 
* [[Minneapa]]
 
* [[Minneapa]]
 
* [[Stipple-Apa]] (served as [[OE]])
 
* [[Stipple-Apa]] (served as [[OE]])
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* [[ANZAPA]]
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* [[ANZAPA]] ([[president]] in 1989)
 
* [[Applesauce]]
 
* [[Applesauce]]
 
* [[Spinoff]] (served as [[OE]])
 
* [[Spinoff]] (served as [[OE]])
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* [[Apa 070.4]].  
 
* [[Apa 070.4]].  
  
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In [[mundane]] life, he was a reference librarian. He was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Terry A. Garey]], of whom he spent several years taking tender care as her physical and mental health deteriorated. He died of kidney cancer and acute myeloid leukemia, the latter diagnosed in January 2023.  
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In [[mundane]] life, he was a reference librarian. In 1984, he married fellow [[fan]] [[Terry A. Garey]], whom he spent several years taking tender care of as her physical and mental health deteriorated. He died of kidney cancer and acute myeloid leukemia, the latter diagnosed in January 2023.  
  
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/SF_Five_Yearly/sffy11.pdf#page=10 “A Treatise on Dot.Com(edy), With Purple Prose”] by Denny Lien (B.A., M.A., M.S.L.S., Mn.STF), ''[[Science Fiction Five-Yearly]]'' 11 (November 2001, p. 8).  
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/SF_Five_Yearly/sffy11.pdf#page=10 “A Treatise on Dot.Com(edy), With Purple Prose”] by Denny Lien (B.A., M.A., M.S.L.S., [[Minn-stf|Mn.STF]]), ''[[Science Fiction Five-Yearly]]'' 11 (November 2001, p. 8).  
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* [http://mnstf.org/minicon21/Minicon_21_program_book/Minicon_21_program_book-high_quality.pdf “Thrilling Wombat Stories,”] a bio, by [[Terry Garey]] in [[Minicon 21]] [[Program Book]], p. 13.
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* [http://mnstf.org/minicon21/Minicon_21_program_book/Minicon_21_program_book-high_quality.pdf “Thrilling Wombat Stories,”] a bio by [[Terry Garey]] in [[Minicon 21]] [[Program Book]], p. 13.
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* [https://cremationsocietyofmn.com/tribute/details/74280/Dennis-Lien/obituary.html Obituary. ]
 
* [https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/xRExNJQo Tributes. ]  
 
* [https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/xRExNJQo Tributes. ]  
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* [https://www.blackgate.com/2023/05/21/in-memory-of-a-legendary-collector-denny-lien-september-26-1945-april-15-2023/ “The Legacy of a Legendary Collector: Denny Lien, September 26, 1945 – April 15, 2023”] by [[John O'Neill]], ''[[Black Gate]]'', May 23, 2023 
  
 
{{fanzines}}
 
{{fanzines}}
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* ''[[Finlay Funnies]]'' [early ’80s] (for [[Stipple-APA]])
 
* ''[[Finlay Funnies]]'' [early ’80s] (for [[Stipple-APA]])
 
* ''[[Hock and Soda Water!]]'' [1978-80]
 
* ''[[Hock and Soda Water!]]'' [1978-80]
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* ''[[LienZine]]'' [2023] (posthumous fanthology ed. [[Geri Sullivan]] and [[Karen Schaffer]])
 
* ''[[Murgatroyd]]'' [late 1970s–80s] (for [[ANZAPA]])
 
* ''[[Murgatroyd]]'' [late 1970s–80s] (for [[ANZAPA]])
 
* ''[[SYA-DASTI-SYA-NASTI-SYA-DAVAK-TAV-YASKI]]'' [late ’70s–80s] (for [[ANZAPA]])
 
* ''[[SYA-DASTI-SYA-NASTI-SYA-DAVAK-TAV-YASKI]]'' [late ’70s–80s] (for [[ANZAPA]])
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{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
 
* 1986 — [[Minicon 21]]
 
* 1986 — [[Minicon 21]]
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* 1993 -- [[Constipation]]
  
  
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{{person | born=1945 | died=2023 |Locale=Minneapolis, MN}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
[[Category:US]]

Latest revision as of 16:07, 16 January 2024

Denny Lien, 2007. Photo by Dave Romm.

(September 26, 1945 – April 15, 2023 )

Dennis Kieth Lien was a Minneapolis fan and collector. He worked on many Minicons and was a member and officer of Minn-STF. Denny served as editor of Einblatt. He was a co-author of “Midwest Side Story” and performed in its first production as Anti-Fan.

He was an apahack, having been a member of:

In mundane life, he was a reference librarian. In 1984, he married fellow fan Terry A. Garey, whom he spent several years taking tender care of as her physical and mental health deteriorated. He died of kidney cancer and acute myeloid leukemia, the latter diagnosed in January 2023.

Fanzines and Apazines:

Awards, Honors and GoHships:


Person 1945—2023
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