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[[File:Weedall.jpeg|thumb|right|Norman Weedall. Art by [[Eddie Jones]] from ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'' No. 1. ]]
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'''Norman Weedall''', a [[Liverpool]] [[fan]] active starting in 1933, was an early member of the [[Liverpool Group]] (LaSFaS) and of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]]. He was a founding member of the [[BIS]].   
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'''Norman Weedall''', a [[Liverpool]] [[fan]] active starting in 1933, was an early member of the [[Liverpool Group]] (LāSFāS) and of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]]. He was a founding member of the [[BIS]].   
  
 
Weedall was one of the earlier members of, and the Executioner of, the [[Order of St. Fantony]].  His first [[convention]] was [[London SF Con]], [[Eastercon]] 3, in 1952.
 
Weedall was one of the earlier members of, and the Executioner of, the [[Order of St. Fantony]].  His first [[convention]] was [[London SF Con]], [[Eastercon]] 3, in 1952.
  
For a brief bio by [[Eric Bentcliffe]], see ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'' no. 1 (December 1959), [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Waldo/Waldo01.pdf online here].
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For a brief bio by [[Eric Bentcliffe]], see ''[[Waldo (Bentcliffe)]]'' 1 (December 1959), [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Waldo/Waldo01.pdf online here].
  
 
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* 1957 — [[Knight of St. Fantony]]
  
* 1957 — [[Knight of St. Fantony]]
 
  
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Revision as of 02:20, 24 March 2023

Norman Weedall.
Art by Eddie Jones from Waldo 1.

(???? – 1978)

Norman Weedall, a Liverpool fan active starting in 1933, was an early member of the Liverpool Group (LāSFāS) and of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club. He was a founding member of the BIS.

Weedall was one of the earlier members of, and the Executioner of, the Order of St. Fantony. His first convention was London SF Con, Eastercon 3, in 1952.

For a brief bio by Eric Bentcliffe, see Waldo 1 (December 1959), online here.

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