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rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | rowspan="3"|[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||''[[Grumbles from the Grave]]'' || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] | ||
''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]] | ''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve'' || rowspan="2"|[[William H. Patterson |William H. Patterson, Jr.]] | ||
− | ''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned | + | ''Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2 (1948-1988): The Man Who Learned Better'' |
− | [[Frank Herbert]] ||''Dreamer of Dune'' ||[[Brian Herbert]] | + | rowspan=3|[[Frank Herbert]] ||''Frank Herbert: Prophet of Dune''|| [[George Edgar Slusser]] |
+ | ''Frank Herbert'' ||[[Timothy O'Reilly]] | ||
+ | ''Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert'' ||[[Brian Herbert]] | ||
rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] ||''Dark Valley Destiny'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] | rowspan="2"|[[Robert E. Howard]] ||''Dark Valley Destiny'' ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' ||[[Mark Finn]] | ''Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard'' ||[[Mark Finn]] |
Revision as of 21:22, 4 November 2021
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
Of pros have been popular since the very first fanzine. In Second Fandom, biographies of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared; a little later came autoanalyses. The biographies may give date and place of birth and physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance into and career in fandom, and his taste in proz, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, ktp, which would be useful in understanding the person. |
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
Biografies Biografies of pro figures were in the first fanzines and before. In the Second Fandom, biogs of fans became popular, and who's whos of fandom appeared. A little later came autoanalyses. The biografies usually give date and place of birth, and sometimes physical characteristics, but for the most part are given over to the fan's entrance and career in fandom, and his preferences as to promags, fanzines, fans, etc, to the virtual exclusion of information about his schooling, family background, jobs, &c, which would be useful in understanding the person. |
There have been excellent pro biographies and more than a few fan biographies published:
Fanhistory |
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