Fanquet

The Fanquet was LASFS’ annual banquet, begun in 1945 by Walter Daugherty.

In 1949, Fanquet was held in honor of E. Everett Evans, and thereafter held yearly to honor pro-crasher club members (those who had broken into the pro field with sales of fiction or art). Originally, the year's honoree was the person who had sold the most in his or her first year, but later on, it honored anyone who had made a first sale.

Date	Honoree	Notes
February 10–11, 1945	none	Held at Park Manor Caterers, 2200 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles. Program book. Report in Shangri-L'Affaires.
1949	E. Everett Evans
February 18, 1950	Arthur Jean Cox
1951	Len Moffatt and Dave Lesperance
March 1, 1952	L. Major Reynolds (pseudonym of Louise Leipiar)	June Moffatt's mother
February 28, 1953	Albert Hernhuter
March 20, 1954	Mel Hunter
March 5, 1955	Ed M. Clinton, Jr.
1956	Helen M. Urban
1957	not held	Instead, a testimonial dinner for Forry Ackerman
1958	Monte Cummings
March 21, 1959	George W. Fields (pseudonym of George Williamson)	10th Annual
March 12, 1960	Richard Geis and Julie Jardine
1961	Chuck Neutzel
March 24, 1962	Rick Sneary
1963	not held
1964	not held
March 23, 1965	Larry Niven
April 29, 1966	Bill Ellern and Ted Johnstone (pseudonym of David E. McDaniel)	speech by Larry Niven; Attendance: 29
1967	not held
1968	Barry Weissman
1969	Bill Warren and Hank Stine
1970	Jane Gallion
1971	Tim Kirk
1972	Alan Dean Foster and Mel Gilden
1973	Tina Hensel and Kathleen Goldin (penname: Kathleen Sky)
1974	Gail Kimberly
1975	Dian Girard
1976	not held
1977	Bjo Trimble	now LASFS Showcase

• Fanquet programs online at fanac.org

The fanquet was subsumed into the LASFS Showcase, one of the club's fundraiser activities. The awardee was given a free ticket and there was a brief award ceremony.

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Award

1949—1977

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