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A [[New York]] [[fan]] and publisher active starting in the mid-1950s.  He worked with [[Bhob Stewart]] to produce the movie magazine ''[[Castle of Frankenstein]]''.  He later was an actor.
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According to [[Noël Carter]], Beck was part of [[Robert Bloch]]’s inspiration for the character of Norman Bates in ''Psycho''.
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* "A Day with Calvin Thomas Beck" by [[Ted White]] in ''[[Void]]'' 21 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/VOID/VOID21.pdf April 1960]), reprinted in ''[[Jiant Shoulders]]: A [[Fanthology]] for [[Corflu Pangloss]] — October 21–23, 2022'' ([https://corflu.org/Corflu39/Jiant_Shoulders_Fanthology.pdf p. 6–11]).
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* [http://www.bmonster.com/horror29.html “Norman, Is That You?”] by Tom Weaver, The Astounding B Monster.
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* [http://www.bmonster.com/scifi29.html “Psycho Genesis”] by Tom Weaver, The Astounding B Monster.
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* [http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Calvin_Thomas_Beck Entry at Art & Popular Culture.]
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?86425 Bibliography at ISFDB. ]
  
A [[New York]] [[fan]] starting in the mid-50s.  He worked with [[Bhob Stewart]] to produce the magazine ''[[Castle of Frankenstein]]''.  He later was an actor. [[Ted White]] wrote about him in the article "A Day With Thomas Calvin Beck" in ''[[Void]]'' 21, April 1960 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/VOID/VOID21.pdf]), reprinted in ''[[Jiant Shoulders: A Fanthology for Corflu Pangloss--October 21-23, 2022]]'' ([https://corflu.org/Corflu39/Jiant_Shoulders_Fanthology.pdf], p. 6-11).
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:31, 29 November 2022

(April 18, 1930 – May 14, 1989)

A New York fan and publisher active starting in the mid-1950s. He worked with Bhob Stewart to produce the movie magazine Castle of Frankenstein. He later was an actor.

According to Noël Carter, Beck was part of Robert Bloch’s inspiration for the character of Norman Bates in Psycho.



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