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'''Earl Antonio Thompson''' was a [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]] active in the 1960s. He joined [[LASFS]] on May 14, 1964, and served as [[secretary]] of the [[LA in '67]] [[Westercon bid]]. | '''Earl Antonio Thompson''' was a [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]] active in the 1960s. He joined [[LASFS]] on May 14, 1964, and served as [[secretary]] of the [[LA in '67]] [[Westercon bid]]. | ||
| − | He was fond of the expression “weird and perverty” for anything unusual, according to [[Phil Castora]].<ref>''[[Who Knows What Ether Lurks in the Minds of Fen?]]'' | + | He was fond of the expression “weird and perverty” for anything unusual, according to [[Phil Castora]].<ref>''[[Who Knows What Ether Lurks in the Minds of Fen?]]'' ([https://efanzines.com/Castora/Castora.pdf 2004, p. 28]).</ref> |
| − | He was briefly married to [[Gail Knuth]] in the mid-1960s<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVP6-6FM Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005.]</ref> | + | He was briefly married to [[Gail Knuth]] in the mid-1960s,<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVP6-6FM Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005.]</ref> and then to [[Lois Lavender]] from November 1969 to March 1973,<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V62M-B9S California Marriage Index, 1960-1985.]</ref> and has been married to Linda Risha Thompson (née Garber) since 1975.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6KC-SP5 ''Ibid.''] (free account required for FamilySearch links).</ref> He is a retired lawyer.<ref>[https://www.lawyer.com/earl-thompson.html Lawyer.com: "Mr Earl Antonio Thompson, Attorney."]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:47, 17 April 2023
(July 18, 1937 – )
Earl Thompson at FUNcon 1, 1968.
Earl Antonio Thompson was a Los Angeles fan active in the 1960s. He joined LASFS on May 14, 1964, and served as secretary of the LA in '67 Westercon bid.
He was fond of the expression “weird and perverty” for anything unusual, according to Phil Castora.[1]
He was briefly married to Gail Knuth in the mid-1960s,[2] and then to Lois Lavender from November 1969 to March 1973,[3] and has been married to Linda Risha Thompson (née Garber) since 1975.[4] He is a retired lawyer.[5]
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- ↑ Who Knows What Ether Lurks in the Minds of Fen? (2004, p. 28).
- ↑ Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005.
- ↑ California Marriage Index, 1960-1985.
- ↑ Ibid. (free account required for FamilySearch links).
- ↑ Lawyer.com: "Mr Earl Antonio Thompson, Attorney."
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