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Chuck Hansen was a [[Denver]] [[fan]] who discovered [[fandom]] through ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' in the early 30s.  He was a member of [[FAPA]] for which he published ''[[Damballa]]'', a member of the [[SCA]] (under the name Lord Charles Bradford"), and also a [[Sherlockian]] and president of the Denver Scion Society, "Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients".  
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'''Chuck Hansen''' was a [[Denver]] [[fan]] who discovered [[fandom]] through ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' in the early 1930s.  He was a member of [[FAPA]] for which he published ''[[Damballa]]''.
  
With [[Roy Hunt]] and [[Olon Wiggins]], he started the [[fanzine]] ''[[The Alchemist]]'' to promote Denver's [[bid]] to hold the 1941 [[Worldcon]].  He did not attend, however, having moved to Washington State with his family.  He was a founding member of the [[Colorado Fantasy Society]] and remained a member until his death.
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With [[Roy Hunt]] and [[Olon Wiggins]], he started the [[fanzine]] ''[[The Alchemist]]'' to promote Denver's [[bid]] to hold the 1941 [[Worldcon]].  He did not attend, however, having moved to [[Washington State]] with his family.  He was a founding member of the [[N3F]] and the [[Colorado Fantasy Society]] and remained a member of the latter until his death.
  
He returned to Denver in 1942 and worked for the USDA, retiring there about 1980.
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He was a member of the [[SCA]] (under the name Lord Charles Bradford"), and also a [[Sherlockian]] and president of the Denver Scion Society, "[[Dr. John H. Watson|Dr. Watson]]'s Neglected Patients." He returned to Denver in 1942 and worked for the USDA, retiring there about 1980.
  
He was the subject of a Founding Member article by Jon D. Swartz in {{TNFF|date=July 2018 issue |volume=77|number=7}}.
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* Founding Member article in {{TNFF|date=July 2018 issue |volume=77|number=7}}.
  
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* ''[[The Alchemist]]'' [1940] (with [[Roy Hunt]] and [[Olon Wiggins]])
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* ''[[Damballa]]'' [1948-81] (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Ophidian]]'' [1961]
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 1 February 2024

(1915 – July 21, 1984)

Chuck Hansen was a Denver fan who discovered fandom through Amazing Stories in the early 1930s. He was a member of FAPA for which he published Damballa.

With Roy Hunt and Olon Wiggins, he started the fanzine The Alchemist to promote Denver's bid to hold the 1941 Worldcon. He did not attend, however, having moved to Washington State with his family. He was a founding member of the N3F and the Colorado Fantasy Society and remained a member of the latter until his death.

He was a member of the SCA (under the name Lord Charles Bradford"), and also a Sherlockian and president of the Denver Scion Society, "Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients." He returned to Denver in 1942 and worked for the USDA, retiring there about 1980.

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