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A [[fan]] who was married for [[Earl Kemp]] for a period in the 50s and 60s, she helped publish ''[[Who Killed Science Fiction?]]'' and ''[[Why Is a Fan?]]'' and was active in [[Midwest]] [[fandom]] into the 70s.
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[[File:KempNancyEarl1959.jpeg|thumb|'''Nancy and [[Earl Kemp]], July 1959.''' ''From'' [[SaFari]] ''2.]]
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'''Nancy Kemp''' (born Nancy June Neuman),  was a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] active from the 1940s. She co-[[edited]] the ''[[SaFari Annual]]s'' (aka ''Who Killed Science Fiction?'' and ''Why Is a Fan?'') and contributed to a variety of other [[fanzines]].  
  
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She was part of [[Project Art Show]] and ran the [[art show]] for [[Chicon III]], the 1962 [[Worldcon]]. She was active in [[Midwest fandom]] in the 1950s–70s.
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She was married to [[Earl Kemp]] from 1949 until at least 1970. They had three children, including sons Erik and [[Earl Terry Kemp]]; the latter is also a fan and an [[sf]] historian. Nancy died of uterine cancer.
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* ''[[SaFari]]'' (for [[FAPA]] and [[SAPS]], some issues, with [[Earl Kemp]])
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* ''[[Safari Annual]]'' [1960–61] (aka ''Who Killed Science Fiction?'' and ''Why Is a Fan?'' with [[Earl Kemp]])
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* 1961 — [[1961 Best Fanzine Hugo]]
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Latest revision as of 09:05, 22 October 2023

(June 22, 1933 – December 22, 2013)

Nancy and Earl Kemp, July 1959. From SaFari 2.

Nancy Kemp (born Nancy June Neuman), was a Chicago fan active from the 1940s. She co-edited the SaFari Annuals (aka Who Killed Science Fiction? and Why Is a Fan?) and contributed to a variety of other fanzines.

She was part of Project Art Show and ran the art show for Chicon III, the 1962 Worldcon. She was active in Midwest fandom in the 1950s–70s.

She was married to Earl Kemp from 1949 until at least 1970. They had three children, including sons Erik and Earl Terry Kemp; the latter is also a fan and an sf historian. Nancy died of uterine cancer.

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