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| − | '''Don Day''', a [[fan]] active in the 1940s and '50s, was editor of the [[focal point]] [[zine]] ''[[The Fanscient]]'' (and also the parody, ''[[Fan-Scent]]''), a member of the [[Portland Science-Fantasy Society]], and perhaps the greatest of the early [[bibliographers]] of [[sf]] | + | '''Don Day''', a [[fan]] active in the 1940s and '50s, was editor of the [[focal point]] [[zine]] ''[[The Fanscient]]'' (and also the [[burlesque|parody]], ''[[Fan-Scent]]''), a member of the [[Portland Science-Fantasy Society]], and perhaps the greatest of the early [[bibliographers]] of [[sf]]. |
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| + | He [[published]] [[bibliographies]] in ''[[The Fanscient]]'' and also the "Day Index", aka ''[[Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1926-1950]]'' (1952), a 200-page hardbound index to sf that was enormously successful, eventually selling thousands of copies. Both were published by his '''Perri Press''' [[publishing house]], under which name he also produced ''[[The Final War]]'' in 1949. | ||
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| + | He [[chaired]] [[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|NorWesCon]], the 1950 [[Worldcon]], after the resignation of [[Jack de Courcy]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:42, 9 March 2021
(1919 – January 11, 1978)
Don Day, a fan active in the 1940s and '50s, was editor of the focal point zine The Fanscient (and also the parody, Fan-Scent), a member of the Portland Science-Fantasy Society, and perhaps the greatest of the early bibliographers of sf.
He published bibliographies in The Fanscient and also the "Day Index", aka Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1926-1950 (1952), a 200-page hardbound index to sf that was enormously successful, eventually selling thousands of copies. Both were published by his Perri Press publishing house, under which name he also produced The Final War in 1949.
He chaired NorWesCon, the 1950 Worldcon, after the resignation of Jack de Courcy.
| Person | 1919—1978 |
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