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| − | (Are you looking for [[Seattle]]-based artist [[William Warren]]?) | + | ''(Are you looking for the 1940s [[fan]] and [[poet]] [[Bill Warren (KS)]] from [[Kansas]] or [[Seattle]]-based [[artist]] [[William Warren]]?)'' |
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| − | + | (April 26, 1943 – October 8, 2016) | |
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| + | [[SF]] historian and [[author]] '''William Bond Warren''' was known primarily for his two-volume survey of 1950s SF cinema, ''[[Keep Watching the Skies!]]'' The first volume was published by McFarland & Company in 1982. Volume 2 followed in 1986. A "21st Century Edition" came out in 2016. | ||
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| + | He edited 15 issues of [[Bill Rotsler]]'s [[fanzine]] ''[[Masque]]'', and, with [[Allan Rothstein]], wrote the [[recursive SF]] murder mystery ''[[Fandom Is a Way of Death]]'' (1984). | ||
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| + | Born in [[Oregon]], he lived in [[Los Angeles]] and joined [[LASFS]] in 1966. He was married to [[Beverly Warren]]. | ||
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| + | * {{SFE|name=warren_bill}}. | ||
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* 1973 -- [[Evans Freehafer Trophy]] | * 1973 -- [[Evans Freehafer Trophy]] | ||
* 1979 -- [[Sampo Award]] | * 1979 -- [[Sampo Award]] | ||
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* 1983 -- [[VCON 11]] | * 1983 -- [[VCON 11]] | ||
* 1984 -- [[Loscon Eleven]] | * 1984 -- [[Loscon Eleven]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:30, 1 February 2023
(Are you looking for the 1940s fan and poet Bill Warren from Kansas or Seattle-based artist William Warren?)
(April 26, 1943 – October 8, 2016)
SF historian and author William Bond Warren was known primarily for his two-volume survey of 1950s SF cinema, Keep Watching the Skies! The first volume was published by McFarland & Company in 1982. Volume 2 followed in 1986. A "21st Century Edition" came out in 2016.
He edited 15 issues of Bill Rotsler's fanzine Masque, and, with Allan Rothstein, wrote the recursive SF murder mystery Fandom Is a Way of Death (1984).
Born in Oregon, he lived in Los Angeles and joined LASFS in 1966. He was married to Beverly Warren.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1969 -- Fanquet in his honor
- 1973 -- Evans Freehafer Trophy
- 1979 -- Sampo Award
- 1983 -- VCON 11
- 1984 -- Loscon Eleven
- 1991 -- MisCon 6
| Person | 1943—2016 |
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