Difference between revisions of "Ed Connor"
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'''Edward C. “Ecco” Connor''' was a longtime [[fan]] from [[Peoria, IL]], active at least as early as the 1940s. | '''Edward C. “Ecco” Connor''' was a longtime [[fan]] from [[Peoria, IL]], active at least as early as the 1940s. | ||
| − | He began reading [[prozines]] just after leaving high school in 1939. He published his first [[fanzine]] in June 1942, just before he was drafted. Posted in [[Chicago]], He took over from [[Tucker]] as one of the editors/publishers of the ''[[FANEWSCARD]]'' in 1943–1944, with [[Frank Robinson]]. | + | He began reading [[prozines]] just after leaving high school in 1939. He published his first [[fanzine]] in June 1942, just before he was drafted. He attended the 1942 [[Bloomington Conference]]. Posted in [[Chicago]], He took over from [[Tucker]] as one of the editors/publishers of the ''[[FANEWSCARD]]'' in 1943–1944, with [[Frank Robinson]]. In 1946, he went to [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]], though he arrived five days late, according to [[Bob Tucker]]’s [[conrep]] from ''[[Bloomington News-Letter]]'' 4 |
| + | ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Bloomington_News_Letter/Bloomington_News_Letter04.pdf April 1946]). | ||
He was a member of the [[FAPA]] and the [[N3F]] and was known for provocative opinions and unique [[fanzines]]. | He was a member of the [[FAPA]] and the [[N3F]] and was known for provocative opinions and unique [[fanzines]]. | ||
In the 1970s, after a recalcitrant Peoria postal clerk refused to let him mail his [[mimeographed]] [[fanzine]], ''[[S.F. Echo]]'', at book rate because it didn't look like a book, Connor took to cutting and hand-binding the [[Twil-tone]] pages in paperback format, a tremendous effort. | In the 1970s, after a recalcitrant Peoria postal clerk refused to let him mail his [[mimeographed]] [[fanzine]], ''[[S.F. Echo]]'', at book rate because it didn't look like a book, Connor took to cutting and hand-binding the [[Twil-tone]] pages in paperback format, a tremendous effort. | ||
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He was killed when hit by a pickup truck as he crossed the street against the light. | He was killed when hit by a pickup truck as he crossed the street against the light. | ||
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* ''[[The Pointed Stake]]'' (early ’70s, for [[N'APA]]) | * ''[[The Pointed Stake]]'' (early ’70s, for [[N'APA]]) | ||
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[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:25, 1 October 2021
(November 19, 1921 – November 7, 1999)
Edward C. “Ecco” Connor was a longtime fan from Peoria, IL, active at least as early as the 1940s.
He began reading prozines just after leaving high school in 1939. He published his first fanzine in June 1942, just before he was drafted. He attended the 1942 Bloomington Conference. Posted in Chicago, He took over from Tucker as one of the editors/publishers of the FANEWS[CARD] in 1943–1944, with Frank Robinson. In 1946, he went to First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con, though he arrived five days late, according to Bob Tucker’s conrep from Bloomington News-Letter 4 (April 1946).
He was a member of the FAPA and the N3F and was known for provocative opinions and unique fanzines.
In the 1970s, after a recalcitrant Peoria postal clerk refused to let him mail his mimeographed fanzine, S.F. Echo, at book rate because it didn't look like a book, Connor took to cutting and hand-binding the Twil-tone pages in paperback format, a tremendous effort.
He was killed when hit by a pickup truck as he crossed the street against the light.
- FANEWS[CARD] (1943–1944)
- Moebius Trip [early 70s]
- S.F. Echo [late 70s]
- The Science Fiction Echo [early 40s] (for FAPA)
- The Pointed Stake (early ’70s, for N'APA)
| Person | 1921—1999 |
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