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| − | '''William Gregg Calkins''' was a [[fan]] active primarily in the | + | '''William Gregg Calkins''' was a [[fan]] active primarily in the 1950s and ’60s in [[Utah]] and the [[Bay Area]], but more recently in [[Costa Rica]]. He was a member of [[FAPA]] until at least the 1990s and served as its [[president]] in the early ’80s. He had the '''Starflame Publications''' [[publishing house]]. |
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| + | Calkins was a player in ''[[The Purple Pastures]]'' at [[Pittcon]] in 1960, and [[published]] the respected [[fanzine]] ''[[Oopsla!]]'' from 1952–1961. | ||
=== [[Fanzines]] and [[Apazines]] === | === [[Fanzines]] and [[Apazines]] === | ||
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{{person | born=1934 | died=2017}} | {{person | born=1934 | died=2017}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:25, 29 July 2021
(November 4, 1934 – July 31, 2017)
William Gregg Calkins was a fan active primarily in the 1950s and ’60s in Utah and the Bay Area, but more recently in Costa Rica. He was a member of FAPA until at least the 1990s and served as its president in the early ’80s. He had the Starflame Publications publishing house.
Calkins was a player in The Purple Pastures at Pittcon in 1960, and published the respected fanzine Oopsla! from 1952–1961.
Fanzines and Apazines[edit]
- Mine! [1975] (probable one-shot)
- Oopsla! [1952-1961]
- OOPS-Fusion [1962] [probable one-shot]
- (Oopsla) Interim [1960] (one-shot)
- The Rambling Fap [mid-50s-mid-80s] (for FAPA)
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1976 — Westercon 29
| Person | 1934—2017 |
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