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'''H. J. “Bert” Campbell''' was an editor of the [[British]] [[prozine]] ''[[Authentic Science Fiction]]'' during the 1950s. | '''H. J. “Bert” Campbell''' was an editor of the [[British]] [[prozine]] ''[[Authentic Science Fiction]]'' during the 1950s. | ||
| − | He attended his first | + | He attended his first [[Worldcon]] in Philadelphia in 1953. |
[[Tucker]] recalled: | [[Tucker]] recalled: | ||
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| − | “He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even [[Rusty Hevelin]] wore a beard in | + | “He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even [[Rusty Hevelin]] wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks.” |
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
Tucker’s reminiscence of Bert Campbell appears in ''[[Spirits of Things Past]]'' {{link | website=http://www.zeldes.com/fan/ditto/ditto14_pr3.pdf | text=No. 3, page 10}}. | Tucker’s reminiscence of Bert Campbell appears in ''[[Spirits of Things Past]]'' {{link | website=http://www.zeldes.com/fan/ditto/ditto14_pr3.pdf | text=No. 3, page 10}}. | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 23 November 2020
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H. J. “Bert” Campbell was an editor of the British prozine Authentic Science Fiction during the 1950s.
He attended his first Worldcon in Philadelphia in 1953.
Tucker recalled:
“He was a young man (late 20s) who wore an immaculate British beard in a year when that habit had not yet taken hold in the States — not even Rusty Hevelin wore a beard in 1953. Uncouth people called them ‘beavers’ and sometimes made rude remarks.”
Tucker’s reminiscence of Bert Campbell appears in Spirits of Things Past No. 3, page 10.
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