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| − | '''Frances Evans''', a [[British]] [[fan]] active in the 1950s, came up with the idea for a [[femmefans]]-only [[fanzine]], ''[[Femizine]]''. The only trouble was the [[fan]] she recruited to edit it, [[Joan W. Carr]], was a [[hoax]] she and [[Sandy Sanderson]] | + | '''Frances Evans''', a [[British]] [[fan]] active in the 1950s, came up with the idea for a [[femmefans]]-only [[fanzine]], ''[[Femizine]]''. The only trouble was the [[fan]] she recruited to edit it, [[Joan W. Carr]], was a [[hoax]] she and [[Sandy Sanderson]] — a man — were perpetrating. (See more at the [[Joan W. Carr|Carr entry]].) |
''[[Science Fantasy News]]'' 11 (March 1952) reported: “Frances Evans, 'pin-up girl' of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club|NSFC]] had her photo taken holding [[Gort|Gort-the-Robot's]] hand. and appeared in the Manchester Evening News, 14th J.” She put on a “[[Fannish Fashion|Future Fashion]]” show at [[Mancon 1]] in 1952. | ''[[Science Fantasy News]]'' 11 (March 1952) reported: “Frances Evans, 'pin-up girl' of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club|NSFC]] had her photo taken holding [[Gort|Gort-the-Robot's]] hand. and appeared in the Manchester Evening News, 14th J.” She put on a “[[Fannish Fashion|Future Fashion]]” show at [[Mancon 1]] in 1952. | ||
| − | She moved from [[Manchester]] to [[London]] in the mid-1950s, an event also lauded by '' | + | She moved from [[Manchester]] to [[London]] in the mid-1950s, an event also lauded by ''Science Fantasy News''. |
| − | {{person}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:UK]] | + | {{person|born=????|died=1998}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:UK]] |
Revision as of 04:30, 18 March 2024
(???? – 1998)
Frances Evans, a British fan active in the 1950s, came up with the idea for a femmefans-only fanzine, Femizine. The only trouble was the fan she recruited to edit it, Joan W. Carr, was a hoax she and Sandy Sanderson — a man — were perpetrating. (See more at the Carr entry.)
Science Fantasy News 11 (March 1952) reported: “Frances Evans, 'pin-up girl' of the NSFC had her photo taken holding Gort-the-Robot's hand. and appeared in the Manchester Evening News, 14th J.” She put on a “Future Fashion” show at Mancon in 1952.
She moved from Manchester to London in the mid-1950s, an event also lauded by Science Fantasy News.
| Person | ????—1998 |
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