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(September 17, 1917 – April 17, 2002) | (September 17, 1917 – April 17, 2002) | ||
| − | [[SF writer]] '''Elizabeth | + | [[File:Curtises1959.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1|'''[[Ed Curtis|Ed]], [[Maggie Thompson|Maggie]] and Betsy Curtis''' at the [[Detention]] [[masquerade]] in 1959. They won Best Group for their depiction of non-Euclidean geometry. Betsy made the costumes. ''From the collection of [[Maggie Thompson]].'']] |
| + | [[SF writer]] '''Elizabeth King McGee “Betsy” Curtis''' was discovered by [[Anthony Boucher]], who published her story, "Divine Right" in the Summer, 1950, issue of ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]''. Other short fiction by her appeared in such [[SF magazines]] as ''[[Galaxy]]'', ''[[Imagination]]'', ''[[Marvel Science Stories]]'', ''[[Planet Stories]]'', ''[[If]]'', and ''[[Amazing]]''. Her story, "A Peculiar People," was reprinted in ''The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1952'', edited by [[Everett F. Bleiler]] and [[T. E. Dikty]]. | ||
| − | She was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Ed Curtis | + | She was a [[costumer]] whose creations won “Best Group” at several [[Worldcon]] [[masquerades]]. |
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| + | She was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Ed Curtis]] and mother of [[author]]/editor [[Maggie Thompson|Margaret “Maggie” Curtis Thompson]], who was brought up as a [[fan]]. | ||
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| + | [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2202 Bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
| − | * ''[[The Cricket]]'' [ | + | * ''[[The Cricket]]'' [1949–early ’50s] (with [[Ed Curtis]]) |
{{recognition}} | {{recognition}} | ||
| − | 1969 — [[1969 Best Short Story Hugo]] nomination for "The Stieger Effect" | + | * 1969 — [[1969 Best Short Story Hugo]] nomination for "The Stieger Effect" |
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{{person | born=1917 | died=2002}} | {{person | born=1917 | died=2002}} | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
| + | [[Category:fan]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:06, 28 November 2022
(September 17, 1917 – April 17, 2002)
Ed, Maggie and Betsy Curtis at the Detention masquerade in 1959. They won Best Group for their depiction of non-Euclidean geometry. Betsy made the costumes. From the collection of Maggie Thompson.
SF writer Elizabeth King McGee “Betsy” Curtis was discovered by Anthony Boucher, who published her story, "Divine Right" in the Summer, 1950, issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Other short fiction by her appeared in such SF magazines as Galaxy, Imagination, Marvel Science Stories, Planet Stories, If, and Amazing. Her story, "A Peculiar People," was reprinted in The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1952, edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty.
She was a costumer whose creations won “Best Group” at several Worldcon masquerades.
She was married to fellow fan Ed Curtis and mother of author/editor Margaret “Maggie” Curtis Thompson, who was brought up as a fan.
- The Cricket [1949–early ’50s] (with Ed Curtis)
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1969 — 1969 Best Short Story Hugo nomination for "The Stieger Effect"
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