Difference between revisions of "Dorothy J. Heydt"
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| − | (June 6, 1942 –) | + | (June 6, 1942 – June 2022) |
| − | [[File:JonesDorothy-RuthBerman1968.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Dorothy Jones, left, and [[Ruth Berman]] at [[FUNcon 1]] in 1968.''' ]] | + | [[File:JonesDorothy-RuthBerman1968.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Dorothy Jones, left, and [[Ruth Berman]] at [[FUNcon 1]] in 1968.''']] |
| − | '''Dorothy Heydt''' (née '''Jones''') is a [[California]] [[fan]] and [[author]], active in [[fandom]] since the 1960s. | + | '''Dorothy Heydt''' (née '''Jones''') is a [[California]] [[fan]] and [[author]], active in [[fandom]] since the 1960s. Heydt has been a [[congoer]] and [[masquerader]] began selling [[fiction]] [[professionally]] in the early ’80s, and has used the [[penname]] '''Katherine Blake'''. . |
| − | + | She was involved in early ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[fandom]] in the 1960s, the originator and first [[editor]] of the ''[[Star Trek Concordance]]'', and she created the first detailed Vulcan language, in ''[[Spockanalia]]''. | |
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| + | She was later an active participant -- a mainstay -- in the [[Usenet]] newsgroups [[rec.arts.sf.written]] and [[rec.arts.sf.fandom]], and in [[fandom]] in general well known for her intelligent discussions. She codified the [[Eight Deadly Words]] in the early 1990s. | ||
She belonged to the [[N3F]]. She was also a founding member of [[SCA]]. | She belonged to the [[N3F]]. She was also a founding member of [[SCA]]. | ||
| − | *[http://www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/index.html Works online. ] | + | * [http://www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/index.html Works online. ] |
* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?414 Bibliography at ISFDB. ] | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?414 Bibliography at ISFDB. ] | ||
| − | + | {{person |born=1942 |died=2022}} | |
| − | {{person|born=1942}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:pro]] [[Category:US]] | + | [[Category:fan]] |
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Revision as of 12:01, 29 June 2022
(June 6, 1942 – June 2022)
Dorothy Heydt (née Jones) is a California fan and author, active in fandom since the 1960s. Heydt has been a congoer and masquerader began selling fiction professionally in the early ’80s, and has used the penname Katherine Blake. .
She was involved in early Star Trek fandom in the 1960s, the originator and first editor of the Star Trek Concordance, and she created the first detailed Vulcan language, in Spockanalia.
She was later an active participant -- a mainstay -- in the Usenet newsgroups rec.arts.sf.written and rec.arts.sf.fandom, and in fandom in general well known for her intelligent discussions. She codified the Eight Deadly Words in the early 1990s.
She belonged to the N3F. She was also a founding member of SCA.
| Person | 1942—2022 |
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