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| − | Eric Needham was a UK [[fan]] was | + | '''Eric<ref>Sometimes spelled Erik.</ref> S. Needham''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] from [[Manchester]] active from the 1930s. He was a member of the [[Science Fiction Association]] (SFA), joining in January 1938. He was co-[[editor]] of the [[OMPA]]zine ''[[Now & Then]]'' in the 1950s. He wrote comic sketches and [[humor]]ous [[poetry]], including inventing [[Widowers]]. |
| − | {{person}} | + | After joining the SFA, Needham was an occasional visitor to its [[Leeds]] branch until the creation of the Manchester branch. |
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| + | He was on the [[concom]] of [[SuperManCon]] in 1954. He [[gafiated]] in the late 1950s, but was coaxed back into contributing to ''[[Erg]]'' and a few other [[fanzines]] beginning in 1977. | ||
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| + | *[https://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/footnotes/widowers0.htm Reminiscence by] co-editor [[Harry Turner]]. | ||
| + | *[https://htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romart/het/footnotes/esn.htm Further reminiscences and work by Needham.] | ||
| + | *[https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?48641 Bio and bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
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| + | {{person | born=1921|died=1983}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
| + | [[Category:first_fandom]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:16, 27 August 2024
(1921 – December 1, 1983)
Eric[1] S. Needham was a UK fan from Manchester active from the 1930s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Association (SFA), joining in January 1938. He was co-editor of the OMPAzine Now & Then in the 1950s. He wrote comic sketches and humorous poetry, including inventing Widowers.
After joining the SFA, Needham was an occasional visitor to its Leeds branch until the creation of the Manchester branch.
He was on the concom of SuperManCon in 1954. He gafiated in the late 1950s, but was coaxed back into contributing to Erg and a few other fanzines beginning in 1977.
- Reminiscence by co-editor Harry Turner.
- Further reminiscences and work by Needham.
- Bio and bibliography at ISFDB.
| Person | 1921—1983 |
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- ↑ Sometimes spelled Erik.
