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− | Of [[pros]] have been popular since the very first [[fanzine]]. In [[Second Fandom]], biographies of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared; a little later came autoanalyses. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance into and career in [[fandom]], and his taste in [[proz]], fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, [[ktp]], which would be useful in understanding the person. | + | Of [[pros]] have been popular since the very first [[fanzine]]. In [[Second Fandom]], biographies of fans became popular, and [[Who's Who in Fandom|who's whos]] of [[fandom]] appeared; a little later came [[autoanalyses]]. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the [[fan]]'s entrance into and career in [[fandom]], and his taste in [[proz]], fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, [[ktp]], which would be useful in understanding the person. |
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− | '''Biografies''' Biografies of [[pro]] figures were in the first [[fanzines]] and before. In the [[Second Fandom]], biogs of [[fans]] became popular, and who's whos of [[fandom]] appeared. A little later came autoanalyses. The biografies usually give date and place of birth, and sometimes physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the [[fan]]'s entrance and career in [[fandom]], and his preferences as to [[promags]], [[fanzines]], [[fans]], etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, &c, which would be useful in understanding the person. | + | '''Biografies''' Biografies of [[pro]] figures were in the first [[fanzines]] and before. In the [[Second Fandom]], biogs of [[fans]] became popular, and who's whos of [[fandom]] appeared. A little later came [[autoanalyses]]. The biografies usually give date and place of birth, and sometimes physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the [[fan]]'s entrance and career in [[fandom]], and his preferences as to [[promags]], [[fanzines]], [[fans]], etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, [[ktp|&c]], which would be useful in understanding the person. |
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+ | There have been excellent [[pro]] biographies and more than a few [[fan]] biographies published: | ||
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+ | <tab head=top> | ||
+ | Subject || Title || Author | ||
+ | [[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||''[[Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman]]'' ||Deborah Painter | ||
+ | [[Douglas Adams]] ||''Don't Panic'' ||[[Neil Gaiman]] | ||
+ | ||''Wish You Were Here'' ||[[Nick Webb]] | ||
+ | [[Piers Anthony]] ||''[[Bio of an Ogre]]: The Autobiography of Piers Anthony to Age 50'' ||[[Piers Anthony]] | ||
+ | [[Isaac Asimov]]|| ''In Memory Yet Green'' || [[Isaac Asimov]] | ||
+ | ||''In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954–1978'' || [[Isaac Asimov]] | ||
+ | ||''[[I. Asimov]]'' || [[Isaac Asimov]] | ||
+ | ||''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[James Gunn]] | ||
+ | ||''[[Isaac Asimov]]'' ||[[Michael White]] | ||
+ | [[Robert Bloch]] ||''[[Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography]]'' || [[Robert Bloch]] | ||
+ | [[Ray Bradbury]] ||''Becoming Ray Bradbury'' ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ||
+ | ||''[[Bradbury: An Illustrated Life]]'' ||[[Jerry Weist]] | ||
+ | ||''Ray Bradbury Unbound'' ||[[Jonathan R. Eller]] | ||
+ | [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] ||''[[Astounding (Lee)]]'' ||[[Alec Nevala Lee]] | ||
+ | [[Arthur C. Clarke]] ||''[[Astounding Days]]'' || [[Arthur C. Clarke]] | ||
+ | ||''Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered'' ||[[Fred Clarke]] | ||
+ | [[Leslie A. Croutch]] ||''[[Years of Light]]'' ||[[John Robert Colombo]] | ||
+ | [[L. Sprague de Camp]] || ''[[Time and Chance]]'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
+ | [[Samuel R. Delany]] ||''Motion of Light in Water'' || [[Samuel R. Delany]] | ||
+ | [[Philip K. Dick]] ||''Search for Philip K. Dick'' ||[[Anne R. Dick]] | ||
+ | ||''Only Apparently Real'' ||[[Paul S. Williams|Paul Williams]] | ||
+ | [[Gardner Dozois]] ||''[[Being Gardner Dozois]]'' ||[[Michael Swanwick]] | ||
+ | [[Ed Emshwiller]] ||''[[Emshwiller: Infinity X Two]]'' ||[[Luis Ortiz]] | ||
+ | [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] ||''[[Over My Shoulder]]: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era'' ||[[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] | ||
+ | [[Jack Gaughan]] ||''Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan'' ||[[Luis Ortiz]] | ||
+ | [[James Gunn]] ||''[[Saving the World Through Science Fiction]]'' ||[[Michael R. Page]] | ||
+ | ||''[[Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction]]'' || [[James Gunn]] | ||
+ | [[Ray Harryhausen]] ||''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' ||[[Ray Harryhausen]] & [[Tony Dalton]] | ||
+ | [[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | ||
+ | ||''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' ||[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]] | ||
+ | ||''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better'' ||[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]] | ||
+ | [[Frank Herbert]] ||''Dreamer of Dune'' ||[[Brian Herbert]] | ||
+ | [[Robert E. Howard]] ||''Dark Valley Destiny'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
+ | ||''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' ||[[Mark Finn]] | ||
+ | [[L. Ron Hubbard]] ||''Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard'' ||[[Russell Miller]] | ||
+ | [[Tove Jansson]] ||''Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words'' ||[[Boel Westin]] | ||
+ | ||''Tove Jansson: Work and Love'' ||[[Tuula Karjalainen]] | ||
+ | [[C. M. Kornbluth]] ||''C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary'' ||[[Mark Rich]] | ||
+ | [[David A. Kyle]] ||''[[David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams]]'' ||[[John L. Coker]] | ||
+ | [[Fritz Leiber]] ||"Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex" in ''The Ghost Light'' || [[Fritz Leiber]] | ||
+ | [[Murray Leinster]] ||''Murray Leinster: The Life and Works'' ||[[Billee J. Stallings]] & [[Jo-An J. Evans]] | ||
+ | [[H. P. Lovecraft]] ||''[[H. P. Lovecraft: A Portrait]]'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
+ | [[Leo Margulies]] ||''[[Leo Margulies: Giant of the Pulps]]'' ||Philip Sherman | ||
+ | [[Judith Merril]] ||''Better to Have Loved'' ||[[Judith Merril]] & [[Emily Pohl-Weary Weist]] | ||
+ | [[Hope Mirrlees]]||''Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees'' ||[[Michael Swanwick]] | ||
+ | [[Andy Offutt]] ||''My Father, the Pornographer: A Memoir'' ||Chris Offutt | ||
+ | [[Ray Palmer]] ||''[[The Man From Mars]]: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey'' ||[[Fred Nadis]] | ||
+ | [[H. Beam Piper]] ||''H. Beam Piper: A Biography'' ||[[John F. Carr]] | ||
+ | ''[[The Way the Future Was]]'' ||[[Frederik Pohl]] | ||
+ | [[Frederik Pohl]]||''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' ||[[Eric Frank Russell]] ||[[John L. Ingham]] | ||
+ | [[Julius Schwartz]] ||''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' ||[[Julius Schwartz]] | ||
+ | [[Robert Silverberg]] ||''Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future'' ||[[Robert Silverberg]] | ||
+ | [[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' ||[[Julie Phillips]] | ||
+ | [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] ||''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' ||[[Tom Shippey]] | ||
+ | [[Jack Vance]] ||''This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is "I")'' || [[Jack Vance]] | ||
+ | [[A. E. van Vogt]] ||''Reflections of A. E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, with a Complete Bibliography'' ||[[A. E. van Vogt]] | ||
+ | [[Peter Weston]] ||''[[With Stars in My Eyes]]'' ||[[Peter Weston]] | ||
+ | [[Jack Williamson]] ||''[[Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction]]'' ||[[Jack Williamson]] | ||
+ | </tab> | ||
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Revision as of 03:11, 9 August 2021
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
Of pros have been popular since the very first fanzine. In Second Fandom, biographies of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared; a little later came autoanalyses. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance into and career in fandom, and his taste in proz, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, ktp, which would be useful in understanding the person. |
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
Biografies Biografies of pro figures were in the first fanzines and before. In the Second Fandom, biogs of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared. A little later came autoanalyses. The biografies usually give date and place of birth, and sometimes physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance and career in fandom, and his preferences as to promags, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, &c, which would be useful in understanding the person. |
There have been excellent pro biographies and more than a few fan biographies published:
Publishing |