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A member of [[First Fandom]], '''Julius Unger''' was a long-time [[New York City]] [[SF fan]], dealer, and publisher.  (In the 1930s, he was one of the biggest [[SF]] book and magazine dealers in the business.)  He [[gafiated]] soon after the [[War]] so thoroughly that he gave away his own file copies of ''[[Fantasy Fiction Field]]'' and only returned shortly before he died.
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[[File:UngerJulius.jpeg|thumb|'''Julie Unger''']]
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'''Julius “Julie” Unger''', a member of [[First Fandom]], was a [[New York City]] [[SF fan]], dealer, and publisher.  (In the 1930s, he was one of the biggest [[SF]] book and magazine dealers in the business.)  He [[gafiated]] about 1950 so thoroughly that he gave away his own file copies of his [[fanzine]], ''[[Fantasy Fiction Field]]''. He became [[revenant]] only a few months before he died.
  
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He was a founding member of [[The Scienceers]], the first [[fanclub]], a member of the committee for the [[First Worldcon]], and one of the [[fen]] on the [[Widneride]] to [[Denvention]]. By 1939, he had married Beatrice and had a child named Jay.
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He was a founding member of [[The Scienceers]], the first [[fanclub]], a member of the [[committee]] for the [[First Worldcon]], and one of the [[fen]] on the [[Widneride]] to [[Denvention]]. He was catcher in the [[softball game]] played at [[Nycon I]]. He was a member of the [[QSFL]].  
  
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During the 1940s, Unger published several [[fanzines]], including ''[[FFF FANEWSCARD]]'', the [[FFF's Yearbook of Science, Weird & Fantasy Fiction for 1941]], and the weekly ''[[Fantasy Fiction Field]]'', reviving it in 1962 (with the aid of [[Harvey Inman]]).
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During the 1940s, Unger published several [[fanzines]], including ''[[FFF FANEWSCARD]]'', ''[[FFF's Yearbook of Science, Weird & Fantasy Fiction for 1941]]'', and the weekly ''[[Fantasy Fiction Field]]'', reviving it in 1962 (with the aid of [[Harvey Inman]]).
  
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He (along with [[Harry Warner]]) was responsible for the ''[[Odd Tales]]'' [[hoax]].   He was catcher in the baseball game played at [[Nycon I]].  He died of a heart attack in 1963.
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He (along with [[Harry Warner]]) was responsible for the ''[[Odd Tales]]'' [[hoax]].  
  
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He is the subject of an article by [[Jon D. Swartz]] on [[N3F]] Founding Members in the [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/TNFF/TNFF-7540.pdf April, 2016 issue (Volume 75, Number 4)] of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''.
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In 1937, he married [[Beatrice Unger|Beatrice Gilsenberg]] and they had a son, Jay, that year. He died of a heart attack in January 1963. Beatrice, who also went to QSFL meetings, died in 1987.
  
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?25552 Bibliography at ISFDB. ]
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* Article on [[N3F]] Founding Members in the [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/TNFF/TNFF-7540.pdf April, 2016 issue (Volume 75, Number 4)] of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''.
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 28 November 2022

(January 2, 1912 – January 15, 1963)

Julie Unger

Julius “Julie” Unger, a member of First Fandom, was a New York City SF fan, dealer, and publisher. (In the 1930s, he was one of the biggest SF book and magazine dealers in the business.) He gafiated about 1950 so thoroughly that he gave away his own file copies of his fanzine, Fantasy Fiction Field. He became revenant only a few months before he died.

He was a founding member of The Scienceers, the first fanclub, a member of the committee for the First Worldcon, and one of the fen on the Widneride to Denvention. He was catcher in the softball game played at Nycon I. He was a member of the QSFL.

During the 1940s, Unger published several fanzines, including FFF FANEWSCARD, FFF's Yearbook of Science, Weird & Fantasy Fiction for 1941, and the weekly Fantasy Fiction Field, reviving it in 1962 (with the aid of Harvey Inman).

He (along with Harry Warner) was responsible for the Odd Tales hoax.

In 1937, he married Beatrice Gilsenberg and they had a son, Jay, that year. He died of a heart attack in January 1963. Beatrice, who also went to QSFL meetings, died in 1987.

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