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| − | (1880 | + | (1880 – 1948) |
| − | W. Paul Cook was a writer, printer and publisher who lived and wrote mostly in Vermont and Massachusetts. | + | '''W. Paul Cook''' was a writer, printer and publisher who lived and wrote mostly in [[Vermont]] and [[Massachusetts]]. In 1927, he [[published]] ''[[The Recluse]]'', a [[one-shot]] magazine that has a claim toward being a paleo-[[fanzine]], at least. |
| − | He wrote under his own name and the pseudonym Willis T. Crossman and was a leading figure in the hobbyist tradition of amateur journalism. | + | He wrote under his own name and the [[pseudonym]] Willis T. Crossman, and was a leading figure in the hobbyist tradition of [[amateur journalism]]. |
| − | He knew [[Lovecraft]] and wrote '' | + | He knew [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and wrote ''H. P. Lovecraft, A Portrait'', published in 1968. ''W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer'' (Hippocampus Press, 2007) is his [[biography]]. |
{{person | born=1880 | died=1948}} | {{person | born=1880 | died=1948}} | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
| + | [[Category:fan]] | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 21 August 2021
(1880 – 1948)
W. Paul Cook was a writer, printer and publisher who lived and wrote mostly in Vermont and Massachusetts. In 1927, he published The Recluse, a one-shot magazine that has a claim toward being a paleo-fanzine, at least.
He wrote under his own name and the pseudonym Willis T. Crossman, and was a leading figure in the hobbyist tradition of amateur journalism.
He knew H. P. Lovecraft and wrote H. P. Lovecraft, A Portrait, published in 1968. W. Paul Cook: The Wandering Life of a Yankee Printer (Hippocampus Press, 2007) is his biography.
| Person | 1880—1948 |
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