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[[Eric Frank Russell]] || ''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' || [[John L. Ingham]] | [[Eric Frank Russell]] || ''[[Into Your Tent: The World of Eric Frank Russell]]'' || [[John L. Ingham]] | ||
[[Julius Schwartz]] || ''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' || [[Julius Schwartz]] | [[Julius Schwartz]] || ''[[Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics]]'' || [[Julius Schwartz]] | ||
− | [[Robert Silverberg]] || '' | + | [[Robert Silverberg]] || ''Other Space, Other Times: A life spent in the future'' || [[Robert Silverberg]] |
[[James Tiptree, Jr.]] || ''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' || [[Julie Phillips]] | [[James Tiptree, Jr.]] || ''James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon'' || [[Julie Phillips]] | ||
[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] || ''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' || [[Tom Shippey]] | [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] || ''J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century'' || [[Tom Shippey]] |
Revision as of 09:41, 27 September 2022
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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