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'''Hal Kennedy''' was a [[fan]] from Gateshead, UK active in the 1950s. He attended [[Cytricon II]], where he was one of the volunteers for [[Harry Powers]]'s hypnotism demonstration, and was a member of [[Loncon I|Loncon]]. He may have been a member of the [[North East Science Fiction Society]].
 
'''Hal Kennedy''' was a [[fan]] from Gateshead, UK active in the 1950s. He attended [[Cytricon II]], where he was one of the volunteers for [[Harry Powers]]'s hypnotism demonstration, and was a member of [[Loncon I|Loncon]]. He may have been a member of the [[North East Science Fiction Society]].
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He may also have been a [[fan artist]] as [[Archie Mercer]] described meeting '[[Jim Marshall]], the slim cartoonist – or am I thinking of Hal Kennedy'<ref>'Into the Land of Canaan', ''[[Ploy]]'' #6 (June 1956).</ref>, a statement that's annoyingly ambiguous as to which one he met and which was the cartoonist.
  
 
He is listed in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1955 to 1957 but not thereafter.
 
He is listed in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1955 to 1957 but not thereafter.
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Latest revision as of 05:20, 4 November 2024

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Hal Kennedy was a fan from Gateshead, UK active in the 1950s. He attended Cytricon II, where he was one of the volunteers for Harry Powers's hypnotism demonstration, and was a member of Loncon. He may have been a member of the North East Science Fiction Society.

He may also have been a fan artist as Archie Mercer described meeting 'Jim Marshall, the slim cartoonist – or am I thinking of Hal Kennedy'[1], a statement that's annoyingly ambiguous as to which one he met and which was the cartoonist.

He is listed in Ron Bennett's Directory of Science Fiction Fandom for 1955 to 1957 but not thereafter.

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  1. 'Into the Land of Canaan', Ploy #6 (June 1956).

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