Rich brown

(July 1, 1942 – July 6, 2006)

Aka Dr. Gafia, richard w. brown (he affected all lowercase) was a longtime fanzine fan, active since his teens. He was an active fanzine reviewer and maintained a dictionary of fannish terms, Dr. Gafia's Fan Terms, which was one of the sources used to create Fancyclopedia 3. In the ’60s, he founded, with Arnie Katz, the Brooklyn Insurgents, a fanzine club. He was a member of The Cult, 20th Century Fandom and one of the Cry Crowd.

In mid December, 2001, Dr. Gafia's Fan Terms was added to Fanac.org. In late July, 2005, rich arranged to edit his work online and he continued to do so until just before his death; the last update was made on May 13, 2006.

A native of California, he later lived in New York and, ultimately, near Washington, D.C. He was an early player of Coventry.

• Shelby Vick published a memorial issue of confuSon for brown in March 2007.
• “rich brown’s Early Days.”

Fanzines and Apazines:

• Basura Para Botar [1994]
• Beardmutterings [1971-83]
• Califan [1950s]
• Climbing on Air [1984] (with Linda Blanchard)
• Dr. Gafia's Fan Terms
• The Enchanted Duplicator (1971 edition, with Arnie Katz)
• Focal Point [1965-66] (with Mike McInerney)
• Grotty [1984]
• The Incompleat Terry Carr [1972] (with Arnie Katz)
• Personal Statement on the Breen Boondoggle [1964]
• Pillar of Fire [early ’60s]
• Poor Richard's Almanac [late ’50s-early ’60s]
• Rich Brown
• Slant (with Mike Fern)
• Transatlantic Fringe Fan [late ’50s] (for OMPA)

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1985 -- Norwescon VIII
• 1987 -- Past president of the FWA

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Person

1942—2006

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