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[[File:CantorMarty1981.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Marty Cantor, 1981'''. ''Photo by [[Joyce Scrivner]]''. ]] | [[File:CantorMarty1981.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Marty Cantor, 1981'''. ''Photo by [[Joyce Scrivner]]''. ]] | ||
| − | [[Los Angeles]]-based [[SF]] [[fan]] '''Marty Cantor''' | + | [[Los Angeles]]-based [[SF]] [[fan]] '''Marty Cantor''' started reading SF in 1945 but did not find [[fandom]] until 1975 and joined [[LASFS]] that May. He and his then-wife [[Robbie Cantor]] won [[DUFF]] in 1985 and he [[published]] ''[[Duffbury Tales]]'' as his [[trip report]]. |
| − | He organized [[Lasfapacon]] in 1980, helped run [[Corflu 9]] in 1992, and [[chaired]] [[Corflu 34]] in 2017. Marty was | + | He organized [[Lasfapacon]] in 1980, helped run [[Corflu 9]] in 1992, and [[chaired]] [[Corflu 34]] in 2017. Marty was a longtime [[OE]] of [[LASFAPA]] and a member and also OE (he preferred the title "Little Tin God") of [[APA-L]] for many years. He was an [[agents|agent]] for the [[Britain in '87]] [[Worldcon bid]]. |
| − | He and Robbie published 27 issues of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Holier Than Thou]]'' | + | He published the sixth edition of ''[[The Neo-Fan's Guide]]'' with [[Mike Glyer]] in 1984. He and Robbie published 27 issues of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Holier Than Thou]]''. It was nominated for the [[Best Fanzine Hugo]] in 1984–86. |
| − | Marty died after a long battle with cancer. | + | The Cantors were married in January 1983 and divorced in 1998. Marty died after a long battle with cancer. |
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| + | * [https://file770.com/marty-cantor-1935-2023/ Obituary] at ''[[File 770]]''. | ||
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
* ''[[De Profundis]]'' (some issues) | * ''[[De Profundis]]'' (some issues) | ||
| − | *''[[Duffbury Tales]]'' | + | * ''[[Duffbury Tales]]'' |
| − | *''[[Holier Than Thou]]'' (with Robbie Cantor) [1979–88] | + | * ''[[Here We Go 'Round the Duffberry Bush]]'' (with [[Robbie Cantor]]) |
| − | *''[[No Award (Cantor)]]'' [1991–2008] | + | * ''[[Holier Than Thou]]'' (with Robbie Cantor) [1979–88] |
| − | *''[[Who Knows What Ether Lurks in the Minds of Fen?]]'' | + | * ''[[No Award (Cantor)]]'' [1991–2008] |
| + | * ''[[Shangri-L'Affaires]]'' [1980] (with [[Mike Gunderloy]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Who Knows What Ether Lurks in the Minds of Fen?]]'' | ||
{{recognition}} | {{recognition}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:41, 2 August 2023
(April 7, 1935 – April 29, 2023)
Marty Cantor, 1981. Photo by Joyce Scrivner.
Los Angeles-based SF fan Marty Cantor started reading SF in 1945 but did not find fandom until 1975 and joined LASFS that May. He and his then-wife Robbie Cantor won DUFF in 1985 and he published Duffbury Tales as his trip report.
He organized Lasfapacon in 1980, helped run Corflu 9 in 1992, and chaired Corflu 34 in 2017. Marty was a longtime OE of LASFAPA and a member and also OE (he preferred the title "Little Tin God") of APA-L for many years. He was an agent for the Britain in '87 Worldcon bid.
He published the sixth edition of The Neo-Fan's Guide with Mike Glyer in 1984. He and Robbie published 27 issues of the fanzine Holier Than Thou. It was nominated for the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1984–86.
The Cantors were married in January 1983 and divorced in 1998. Marty died after a long battle with cancer.
- De Profundis (some issues)
- Duffbury Tales
- Here We Go 'Round the Duffberry Bush (with Robbie Cantor)
- Holier Than Thou (with Robbie Cantor) [1979–88]
- No Award [1991–2008]
- Shangri-L'Affaires [1980] (with Mike Gunderloy)
- Who Knows What Ether Lurks in the Minds of Fen?
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1984-8 -- Best Fanzine Hugo nominations
- 1985 -- 1985 DUFF Race (with Robbie Cantor)
- 1987 -- Alternacon
- 2016 -- Evans-Freehafer Award
| Person | 1935—2023 |
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