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Walter Dunkelberger was president of the [[N3F]] in the mid-1940s. He held other positions in the club also, including editor of ''[[TNFF]]'' and President in the mid-1940s. His photograph appears on page 177 of [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''.
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'''Walter Dunkelberger''', called '''Walt''' and '''Dunk''', was an important early [[fan]] from Fargo, [[North Dakota]]. He attended the [[Little Chicon]] during [[World War II]], was an editor of ''[[FANEWSCARD]]'' and was named one of the [[Turgid Triplets]] due to his clunky writing style. He belonged to [[FAPA]] and [[VAPA]].  
  
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Dunkelberger was an important early Midwest [[fan]] who attended the [[Little Chicon]] during the [[War]], was an editor of ''[[FANEWSCARD]]'' and, (less positively) was named one of the [[Turgid Triplets]] due to his terrible writing style. Publications included ''[[Introducing 'Dunk--']]''.
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He was president of the [[N3F]] in the mid-1940s. He held other positions in the [[club]] also, including [[editor]] of ''[[TNFF]]''.  
  
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He is believed to have been one of the models for [[fan]] Joe Doppelberg in the [[Fredric Brown]] story ''[[What Mad Universe]]''.  In the story, the protagonist, a science fiction editor, has been trapped in the sort of universe that only an especially annoying fan would dream up.
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He is believed to have been one of the models for [[fan]] Joe Doppelberg in [[Fredric Brown]]’s 1949 [[novel]] ''What Mad Universe''.  In the story, the protagonist, a [[science fiction]] editor, has been trapped in the sort of universe that only an especially annoying fan would dream up. [[F. T. Laney]] [[pubbed]] a [[one-shot]], ''[[Facts in the Case of W. Dunkelberger]]'', in 1946.
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He was married to [[Lorraine Dunkelberger]]; they had four children as of 1944.
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* Photograph on page 177 of [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:56, 11 April 2023

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Walter Dunkelberger, called Walt and Dunk, was an important early fan from Fargo, North Dakota. He attended the Little Chicon during World War II, was an editor of FANEWS[CARD] and was named one of the Turgid Triplets due to his clunky writing style. He belonged to FAPA and VAPA.

He was president of the N3F in the mid-1940s. He held other positions in the club also, including editor of TNFF.

He is believed to have been one of the models for fan Joe Doppelberg in Fredric Brown’s 1949 novel What Mad Universe. In the story, the protagonist, a science fiction editor, has been trapped in the sort of universe that only an especially annoying fan would dream up. F. T. Laney pubbed a one-shot, Facts in the Case of W. Dunkelberger, in 1946.

He was married to Lorraine Dunkelberger; they had four children as of 1944.

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