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| − | Frederick Shroyer | + | '''Frederick Benjamin Shroyer''', a [[California]] [[fan]], [[academic]] and [[collector]], [[locced]] the [[prozines]] in the 1930s, and found [[fandom]] just before the [[War]]. A member of [[LASFS]] and the [[Moonrakers]], he opposed [[technocracy]] and had opinions about [[atheism]]. He was part of [[Moonstruck Press]] and published ''[[Sweetness and Light]]''. He used the [[penname]] of [[Erick Freyor]]. |
| − | + | He authored over a dozen books including ''Critical Essays in Science Fiction Literature'' (1979), ''Science Fiction Writers'' (1981) and, with Dorothy Parker, ''The Art of Prose'' (1965) and ''Short Story: A Thematic Anthology'' (1965). | |
| − | {{person | born= | + | A native of [[Indiana]], in [[mundane]] life, Shroyer was a professor of English and American Literature at California State University, Los Angeles, for over 25 years, book editor for the Los Angeles Examiner, a literary critic, and television moderator. His papers and book collection were bequeathed to his college. |
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| + | * For an early short biography which shows a bright, annoying, adolescent, see {{WhosWho1940|page=12}}. | ||
| + | *[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?132150 Bibliography at ISFDB]. | ||
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| + | {{person | born=1916 | died=1983}} | ||
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Revision as of 09:44, 19 October 2020
(October 28, 1916 – August 25, 1983)
Frederick Benjamin Shroyer, a California fan, academic and collector, locced the prozines in the 1930s, and found fandom just before the War. A member of LASFS and the Moonrakers, he opposed technocracy and had opinions about atheism. He was part of Moonstruck Press and published Sweetness and Light. He used the penname of Erick Freyor.
He authored over a dozen books including Critical Essays in Science Fiction Literature (1979), Science Fiction Writers (1981) and, with Dorothy Parker, The Art of Prose (1965) and Short Story: A Thematic Anthology (1965).
A native of Indiana, in mundane life, Shroyer was a professor of English and American Literature at California State University, Los Angeles, for over 25 years, book editor for the Los Angeles Examiner, a literary critic, and television moderator. His papers and book collection were bequeathed to his college.
- For an early short biography which shows a bright, annoying, adolescent, see Who's Who in Fandom 1940, page 12.
- Bibliography at ISFDB.
| Person | 1916—1983 |
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