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(April 19, 1917 – ) | (April 19, 1917 – ) | ||
| + | [[File:PerryEarl-EdCounts1950.jpeg|thumb|'''Earl Perry, left, and [[Ed Counts]] at [[Midwestcon 1]], 1950.''' ''Photo by [[E. E. Evans]].'' ]] | ||
'''Alvin Earl Perry''', an early [[fan]], grew up in [[Texas]] and, in 1934, proposed to run the Central Texas chapter of the [[SFL]] in his hometown of Rockdale. The [[Science-Fiction Tests]] were his idea. He was [[SFL]] Member #355. | '''Alvin Earl Perry''', an early [[fan]], grew up in [[Texas]] and, in 1934, proposed to run the Central Texas chapter of the [[SFL]] in his hometown of Rockdale. The [[Science-Fiction Tests]] were his idea. He was [[SFL]] Member #355. | ||
Earl moved to [[Battle Creek, MI]], after 1940. He was a member of the [[Galactic Roamers]] and among the [[fans]] at the [[1942 Michiconference]] and [[Michicon 4]] in 1944. His mother, [[Helen Perry]], was also active in [[Michigan fandom]]. | Earl moved to [[Battle Creek, MI]], after 1940. He was a member of the [[Galactic Roamers]] and among the [[fans]] at the [[1942 Michiconference]] and [[Michicon 4]] in 1944. His mother, [[Helen Perry]], was also active in [[Michigan fandom]]. | ||
| − | Earl also attended the [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]] in [[Chicago]] in 1946. He belonged to the [[N3F]]. | + | Earl also attended the [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]] in [[Chicago]] in 1946 and the [[Midwestcon 1|first Midwestcon]] in 1950. He belonged to the [[N3F]]. |
Revision as of 20:54, 7 October 2021
(April 19, 1917 – )
Alvin Earl Perry, an early fan, grew up in Texas and, in 1934, proposed to run the Central Texas chapter of the SFL in his hometown of Rockdale. The Science-Fiction Tests were his idea. He was SFL Member #355.
Earl moved to Battle Creek, MI, after 1940. He was a member of the Galactic Roamers and among the fans at the 1942 Michiconference and Michicon 4 in 1944. His mother, Helen Perry, was also active in Michigan fandom.
Earl also attended the First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con in Chicago in 1946 and the first Midwestcon in 1950. He belonged to the N3F.
| Person | 1917—???? |
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