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(Did you mean [[Don Thompson (comics)|Donald A.Thompson]], the comics fan, or [[Donald B. Thompson]] from Louisiana?)
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''(Did you mean [[Don Thompson (comics)|Donald A.Thompson]], the comics fan, or [[Donald B. Thompson]] from Louisiana?)''
  
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(November 10, 1927 - December 15, 1990)
 
  
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While Don was a student at Penn State University, he was president of the SF society there and he was a long-time member of the [[Denver Area Science Fiction Association]].  He was married to [[Carolyn Thompson]] from 1951 to 1978.
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(November 10, 1927 – December 15, 1990)
  
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He published the [[fanzines]] (also circulated in [[FAPA]]) ''[[Don-O-Saur]]'' and ''[[Don-O-Saur Coprolites]]'' and was nominated for the [[Best Fan Writer Hugo]] in 1975 -- 1978. ''[[Don-O-Saur]]'' was nominated for the [[1975 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] in 1976 and 1978.
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'''Don C. Thompson''' was a leading [[actifan]] beginning in the 1950s. While Don was a student at Penn State University, he was president of the [[SF]] society there and he was a long-time member of the [[Denver Area Science Fiction Association]].  
  
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In 1981 he [[co-chaired]] the [[Worldcon]], [[Denvention Two]], with [[Suzanne Carnival]].
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He was a [[huckster]] and [[collector]].  
  
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For the Denvention Two [[Program Book]] he wrote a short history of Denver Fandom: [[Ah, Wilderness]].
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He published the [[fanzines]] (also circulated in [[FAPA]]) ''[[Don-O-Saur]]'' and ''[[Don-O-Saur Coprolites]]'' and was nominated for the [[Best Fan Writer Hugo]] in 1975–78. ''[[Don-O-Saur]]'' was nominated for the [[Best Fanzine Hugo]] in 1976 and 1978.
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He [[chaired]] [[Penulticon]] I and II. In 1981, he [[co-chaired]] the [[Worldcon]], [[Denvention Two]], with [[Suzanne Carnival]].  For the Denvention Two [[Program Book]], he wrote a short history of Denver Fandom: “[[Ah, Wilderness]].”
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In the 1950s, he sold two pieces of short [[fiction]], a [[novella]], "The Telenizer" (''[[Galaxy]]'', March 1954) and a short story, "High Dragon Bump" (''[[If]]'', June 1958).
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He was married to [[Carolyn Thompson]] from 1951 to 1978. In [[mundane]] life, he was a college instructor and a newspaper reporter for the Rocky Mountain Times.
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* [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Westercon/Westercone/Westercone%20Program%20Book.pdf “Will the Real Don Thompson Stand Up?”] by [[Frank Denton]], [[Westercone]] [[PB]], p. 13.
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181772222/donald-claude-thompson FindaGrave entry.]
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{{fanzines}}
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* ''[[Avatar]]''  [1978] (for [[D'APA]])
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* ''[[Ballast]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Dasfax]]'' [1974] (some issues; for [[DASFA]])
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* ''[[DENotations]]'' [1979] (in support of [[Denver in '81]])
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* ''[[Don-O-Saur]]'' [1974-90]
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* ''[[Don-O-Saur Coprolites]]'' [1970s]
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* ''[[Rim Runner]]'' [1980s] (for [[D'APA]])
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* ''[[Rim-i-nes-cent]]'' [1980s] (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Train-Con]]'' [1975] (with others)
  
 
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* ''[[Avatar]]''  [1978] (for [[D'APA]])
 
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* ''[[Ballast]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
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* ''[[Dasfax]]'' [1974] (some issues; for [[DASFA]])
 
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* ''[[DENotations]]'' [1979] (in support of [[Denver in '81]])
 
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* ''[[Don-O-Saur]]'' [1974-90]
 
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* ''[[Don-O-Saur Coprolites]]'' [1970s]
 
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* ''[[Rim Runner]]'' [1980s] (for [[D'APA]])
 
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* ''[[Rim-i-nes-cent]]'' [1980s] (for [[FAPA]])
 
  
 
{{person | born=1927 | died=1990}}
 
{{person | born=1927 | died=1990}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
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[[Category:US]]

Latest revision as of 21:28, 3 November 2022

(Did you mean Donald A.Thompson, the comics fan, or Donald B. Thompson from Louisiana?)


(November 10, 1927 – December 15, 1990)

Don C. Thompson was a leading actifan beginning in the 1950s. While Don was a student at Penn State University, he was president of the SF society there and he was a long-time member of the Denver Area Science Fiction Association.

He was a huckster and collector.

He published the fanzines (also circulated in FAPA) Don-O-Saur and Don-O-Saur Coprolites and was nominated for the Best Fan Writer Hugo in 1975–78. Don-O-Saur was nominated for the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1976 and 1978.

He chaired Penulticon I and II. In 1981, he co-chaired the Worldcon, Denvention Two, with Suzanne Carnival. For the Denvention Two Program Book, he wrote a short history of Denver Fandom: “Ah, Wilderness.”

In the 1950s, he sold two pieces of short fiction, a novella, "The Telenizer" (Galaxy, March 1954) and a short story, "High Dragon Bump" (If, June 1958).

He was married to Carolyn Thompson from 1951 to 1978. In mundane life, he was a college instructor and a newspaper reporter for the Rocky Mountain Times.

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