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| − | '''Bill Jesson''' was a | + | '''Bill Jesson''' was a [[fan]] from [[Manchester, UK]] active in the 1950s. He attended [[Festivention]] and the [[NECON]] in 1951 and was on the [[committee]] of [[Mancon 1|Mancon]] in 1952, acting as [[secretary]]. At the latter, he appeared as 'the mysterious visitor' during a game of charades, 'attired in a suit "Man from Planet X" style'<ref>''[[Space Diversions]]'' #3 (October 1952).</ref>. |
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| + | The Mancon [[programme]] included an item '"EXPOSE" by [[Sid Klepper]] and Bill Jesson' at 6pm. The convention does seem over-programmed and some items were dropped, including this one, so we'll likely never know what they had in mind although whatever it was it was only going to take 10 minutes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:06, 11 October 2024
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Bill Jesson was a fan from Manchester, UK active in the 1950s. He attended Festivention and the NECON in 1951 and was on the committee of Mancon in 1952, acting as secretary. At the latter, he appeared as 'the mysterious visitor' during a game of charades, 'attired in a suit "Man from Planet X" style'[1].
The Mancon programme included an item '"EXPOSE" by Sid Klepper and Bill Jesson' at 6pm. The convention does seem over-programmed and some items were dropped, including this one, so we'll likely never know what they had in mind although whatever it was it was only going to take 10 minutes.
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- ↑ Space Diversions #3 (October 1952).
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