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| − | '''Paul | + | '''Paul '[[Doc]]' Hammett''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] active in in the 1950s. He and his wife, [[Joan Hammett|Joan]], were described by [[Bob Madle]] as 'very clever, and are good for a few laughs per minute'<ref>''[[JD]]'' #31 (1958).</ref>. |
| − | {{person}} | + | Hammett attended the [[Coroncon]] in [[London]] in 1953 and Ken Slater described him as from Malta<ref>''[[Consomme]]'' (October 1953).</ref>. The Hammetts have a London address in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1955, are in [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] in 1956, and in Bilston, Staffordshire from 1957. However, when Bob Madle met them at [[Loncon 1|Loncon]], the 1957 [[Worldcon]], he described them as 'from the island of Malta' again. In ''[[Aporrheta]]'' #12 (July-August 1959) the Hammetts are implied to be living in Dorset but Joan Hammett is also described as 'Chairwoman of the Midland Region Group' of CND suggesting that Dorset wasn't their permanent base. |
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| + | The Hammetts were regular attendees at UK conventions until at least [[Brumcon]] in 1959 but probably no later. They only attended the latter briefly, leaving to join the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston March ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldermaston_Marches Wikipedia]). | ||
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| + | He was by profession a medical doctor. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 20 October 2024
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Paul 'Doc' Hammett was a UK fan active in in the 1950s. He and his wife, Joan, were described by Bob Madle as 'very clever, and are good for a few laughs per minute'[1].
Hammett attended the Coroncon in London in 1953 and Ken Slater described him as from Malta[2]. The Hammetts have a London address in Ron Bennett's Directory of Science Fiction Fandom for 1955, are in Birmingham in 1956, and in Bilston, Staffordshire from 1957. However, when Bob Madle met them at Loncon, the 1957 Worldcon, he described them as 'from the island of Malta' again. In Aporrheta #12 (July-August 1959) the Hammetts are implied to be living in Dorset but Joan Hammett is also described as 'Chairwoman of the Midland Region Group' of CND suggesting that Dorset wasn't their permanent base.
The Hammetts were regular attendees at UK conventions until at least Brumcon in 1959 but probably no later. They only attended the latter briefly, leaving to join the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston March (Wikipedia).
He was by profession a medical doctor.
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