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| − | (? | + | ''Do you mean 1930s UK fan [[Leslie Smith (UK)|Leslie Smith]]?'' |
| − | + | (December 15, 1958 – March 26, 2023) | |
| − | {{person | born= | + | [[File:SmithLeslie.jpeg|thumb|upright|'''Leslie Smith''']] |
| + | '''Leslie Helene Smith''' was an [[American]] [[fanzine fan]] most active in the 1970s–90s. She [[published]] ''[[Duprass]]'' with [[Linda Bushyager]] and ran [[Ditto 7]] (1994) with [[Ken Josenhans]]. They were joint [[OE]]s of [[ALPS]], as well. | ||
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| + | Originally from [[New Jersey]], Leslie was a second-generation fan, the daughter of [[Beresford Smith]]. She graduated from Rutgers University. She lived in [[Philadelphia]] in the 1980s, ultimately moving to [[Ann Arbor]] in 1987 for graduate school at the University of Michigan and remaining there. | ||
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| + | She married [[Ken Josenhans]] on May 17, 1998. Leslie was an opera singer (a dramatic soprano) and voice teacher. She died of heart disease. | ||
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| + | * [https://cremationmichigan.com/tribute/details/2418/Leslie-Smith/obituary.html Obituary. ] | ||
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| + | * ''[[Duprass]]'' [mid-80s] (with [[Linda Bushyager]]) | ||
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| + | {{person | born=1958 |died=2023}} | ||
[[Category:Fan]] | [[Category:Fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:49, 5 May 2024
Do you mean 1930s UK fan Leslie Smith?
(December 15, 1958 – March 26, 2023)
Leslie Helene Smith was an American fanzine fan most active in the 1970s–90s. She published Duprass with Linda Bushyager and ran Ditto 7 (1994) with Ken Josenhans. They were joint OEs of ALPS, as well.
Originally from New Jersey, Leslie was a second-generation fan, the daughter of Beresford Smith. She graduated from Rutgers University. She lived in Philadelphia in the 1980s, ultimately moving to Ann Arbor in 1987 for graduate school at the University of Michigan and remaining there.
She married Ken Josenhans on May 17, 1998. Leslie was an opera singer (a dramatic soprano) and voice teacher. She died of heart disease.
- Duprass [mid-80s] (with Linda Bushyager)
| Person | 1958—2023 |
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