Eric Bentcliffe

(1927 – 1992)

English SF actifan Eric Bentcliffe (aka Urk Buncliff) was one of the organizers of The Tucker Transfer and himself was Britain's TAFF delegate in 1960 and wrote a trip report, EpiTAFF. ( His opponent in the race, Mal Ashworth, wrote A Few Words About Bilbo Bentcliffe in his support!.)

He invented Soggies and the term "Convacation". He helped form BSFA, was part of the Thirdmancon committee, and wrote a fanzine column for Egg. He was a Knight of St. Fantony.

He was married to Beryl Watkins Bentcliffe.

Fanzines and Apazines:

• Amzine Stories
• Bastion
• Blazon
• Con-Science (with Terry Jeeves and Eric Jones)
• MI
• When Yngvi Was a Louse
• Space Times
• Triode (with Terry Jeeves and Eric Jones)
• Waldo

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1956 — Ex-Chairman of the Liverpool Science Fiction Society
• 1957 — Knight of St. Fantony
• 1960 — TAFF

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Person

1927—1992

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