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(June 2, 1920 –)
 
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'''Robert A. Madle''', an [[eo-fan]], who started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was an active fan by 1935, was one of the [[Phillies]], a participant in the [[Widneride]], a founder of [[First Fandom]], member of the [[committee]] for [[Philcon I]], attendee at the [[First Convention]] in 1936, [[TAFF]] winner in 1957 (and published ''[[A Fake Fan in London]]'' as his [[trip report]]), publisher of ''[[Fantascience Digest]]'', was part of the [[Philly]] slate which challenged the [[Wollheimists]] in the [[FAPA]] election of 1938.
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'''Robert A. Madle''', an [[eo-fan]], started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was an active fan by 1935. He was one of the [[Phillies]], a participant in the [[Widneride]], a founder of [[First Fandom]], member of the [[committee]] for [[Philcon I]], attendee at the [[First Convention]] in 1936, [[TAFF]] winner in 1957 (and published ''[[A Fake Fan in London]]'' as his [[trip report]]), publisher of ''[[Fantascience Digest]]'', was part of the [[Philly]] slate which challenged the [[Wollheimists]] in the [[FAPA]] election of 1938.
  
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He was a Trustee of [[WSFA]] in the 60s, co-founder of [[PSFS]], member of the [[Washington in '77]] [[Worldcon bid]], discovered [[fandom]] in 1933, attended the [[first Worldcon]], attended [[Boskone I]] in 1941, founded the [[Carolina SF Society]] in [[Charlotte, NC]] in the early 50s, and for many years has been a highly respected [[huckster]] which he continues to this day by mail-order.
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He was a Trustee of [[WSFA]] in the 1960s, co-founder of [[PSFS]], member of the [[Washington in '77]] [[Worldcon bid]], discovered [[fandom]] in 1933, attended the [[first Worldcon]], attended [[Boskone I]] in 1941, founded the [[Carolina SF Society]] in [[Charlotte, NC]] in the early 50s, and for many years has been a highly respected [[huckster]] which he continues to this day by mail-order.
  
 
He was [[Worldcon]] [[FGoH]] at [[SunCon]] and was nominated for the [[1956 Best Feature Writer Hugo]].
 
He was [[Worldcon]] [[FGoH]] at [[SunCon]] and was nominated for the [[1956 Best Feature Writer Hugo]].
  
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He was the subject of an Original Member Spotlight feature by [[John Coker III]] and [[Jon D. Swartz]] in ''[[Scientifiction]]: the First Fandom Report (New Series #44, 2nd Quarter, 2015)'', and the subject of a Founding Member article by [[Jon D. Swartz]] in the October, 2015 issue (Volume 74, Number 10) of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''.
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'''More reading:'''
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* Original Member Spotlight feature in ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]] (New Series #44, 2nd Quarter, 2015)''
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For an early short biography, see {{WhosWho1940|page=9}}.
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* Founding Member article in the October 2015 issue (Volume 74, Number 10) of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''
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*Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=9}}.
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*{{link | website=https://youtu.be/VP46MzqT67M |text=Video of 2013 interview done by Joe Siclari}}
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*{{link | website=https://youtu.be/VP46MzqT67M |text=Video of 2013 interview by Joe Siclari}}
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2ft8jv4/?_=1602215725740 Photo] at [[St. Louiscon]], 1969.  
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2ft8jv4/?_=1602215725740 Photo] at [[St. Louiscon]], 1969.  
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n21j98jp/ Photo] with [[Frank Pipes]], right, at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.  
 
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n21j98jp/ Photo] with [[Frank Pipes]], right, at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.  
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* 1957 -- [[Knight of St. Fantony]], [[1957 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
 
* 1957 -- [[Knight of St. Fantony]], [[1957 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
 
* 1974 -- [[Big Heart Award]]
 
* 1974 -- [[Big Heart Award]]
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* 1977 -- [[SunCon]]
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* 1977 -- '''[[SunCon]]'''
 
* 1982 -- [[Unicon 82]]
 
* 1982 -- [[Unicon 82]]
 
* 1990 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
 
* 1990 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
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* 2002 -- [[Sam Moskowitz Archive Award]]
 
* 2002 -- [[Sam Moskowitz Archive Award]]
 
* 2012 -- [[Philcon 2012]]
 
* 2012 -- [[Philcon 2012]]
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{{person | born=1920}}
 
{{person | born=1920}}

Revision as of 09:58, 12 January 2021

(June 2, 1920 –)

Robert A. Madle, an eo-fan, started reading sf in 1933 and was an active fan by 1935. He was one of the Phillies, a participant in the Widneride, a founder of First Fandom, member of the committee for Philcon, attendee at the First Convention in 1936, TAFF winner in 1957 (and published A Fake Fan in London as his trip report), publisher of Fantascience Digest, was part of the Philly slate which challenged the Wollheimists in the FAPA election of 1938.

He was a Trustee of WSFA in the 1960s, co-founder of PSFS, member of the Washington in '77 Worldcon bid, discovered fandom in 1933, attended the first Worldcon, attended Boskone I in 1941, founded the Carolina SF Society in Charlotte, NC in the early 50s, and for many years has been a highly respected huckster which he continues to this day by mail-order.

He was Worldcon FGoH at SunCon and was nominated for the 1956 Best Feature Writer Hugo.

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