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(August 4, 1926 -- November 25, 2011)
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''(See [[John D. Berry]] for the [[U.S.]] [[fan]] and typographer.)''
  
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(See [[John D. Berry]] for the [[US]] [[fan]] and typographer.)
 
  
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John E. Berry (AKA '''Goon Bleary''') discovered [[fandom]] while serving as an English policeman (a sergeant specializing in fingerprinting) in Belfast.  He had come across [[Walt Willis]]'s name and the title of Willis's [[fanzine]] while scrounging [[sf]] books and contacted Willis to make an appointment to meet him at [[Oblique House]].  [[Willis]] invited him to attend meetings of [[Irish Fandom]] (The [[Wheels of IF]]) and Berry became active, along with Willis, [[Bob Shaw]], and [[James White]].  (His English and police background made for some little awkwardness in the [[Belfast]] of the Troubles, but by and large [[IF]] transcended that.) He was known for playing [[ghoodminton]] with an exceedingly physical and violent style.  The [[Bring Berry to Detroit]] [[fan fund]] was set up to bring him to the [[Detention]].
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(August 4, 1926 – November 25, 2011)
  
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He ran for [[TAFF]] in 1958, losing to [[Ron Bennett]] in a four-way race, but the following year was [[Fan GoH]] at [[Detention]], the [[Detroit]] [[Worldcon]] and was supported with a special [[John Berry Fan Fund]].  (His 130,000-word [[trip report]], ''[[The Goon Goes West]]'' came from that trip.)
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'''John E. Berry''' ([[AKA]] '''Goon Bleary''' and '''The Irish John Berry''') discovered [[fandom]] while serving as an [[English]] policeman (a sergeant specializing in fingerprinting) in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].  He had come across [[Walt Willis]]'s name and the title of Willis's [[fanzine]] while scrounging [[sf]] books, and contacted Willis to make an appointment to meet him at [[Oblique House]]. Willis invited him to attend meetings of [[Irish Fandom]] (The [[Wheels of IF]]) and Berry became active, along with Willis, [[Bob Shaw]], and [[James White]].  (His English and police background made for some little awkwardness in the Belfast of the Troubles, but by and large [[IF]] transcended that.) He was known for playing [[ghoodminton]] with an exceedingly physical and violent style.
  
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With [[George Locke]], he founded the [[APA]] [[IPSO]] in 1960, the same year he won the ''[[Skyrack]]'' poll for Best [[Fan Writer]].  Although extremely active through 1962, his activity began to peter out and by 1964, following the publication with [[ATom]] of ''Harlequin'', he [[gafiated]], only becoming active in [[fandom]] again in the 1980s. He was a member of [[SAPS]] from 1958-1968.
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He ran for in the [[1958 TAFF Race]], losing to [[Ron Bennett]] in a four-way race, but the following year was [[Fan GoH]] at [[Detention]], the [[Detroit]] [[Worldcon]], and was supported with a special [[Bring Berry to Detroit]] [[fan fund]].  (His 130,000-word [[trip report]], ''[[The Goon Goes West]]'', came from that trip.)
  
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He died in November, 2011, following a lengthy battle with cancer.
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With [[George Locke]], he founded the [[APA]] [[IPSO]] in 1960, the same year he won the ''[[Skyrack]]'' poll for Best [[Fan Writer]]. He was a member of [[SAPS]] from 1958–68. Although extremely active through 1962, his activity began to peter out and by 1968, following the publication with [[ATom]] of ''[[Harlequin]]'', he [[gafiated]], only becoming [[revenant]] in the 1980s.
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He was married to [[Diane Berry]]. He died following a lengthy battle with cancer.
  
 
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* ''[[The Damned Patrol]]'' [mid-60s]
 
* ''[[The Damned Patrol]]'' [mid-60s]
 
* ''[[Fables of Irish Fandom]]'' [1998-99] (with [[Ken Cheslin]])
 
* ''[[Fables of Irish Fandom]]'' [1998-99] (with [[Ken Cheslin]])
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* ''[[Galah Performance]]'' [1982]
 
* ''[[Harlequin]]'' [1964]
 
* ''[[Harlequin]]'' [1964]
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* ''[[The Horsed Vassal]]'' [2004]
 
* ''[[Ipso Facto]]'' [1961-62]
 
* ''[[Ipso Facto]]'' [1961-62]
 
* ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Goat Herder]]''
 
* ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Goat Herder]]''
 
* ''[[Motley]]'' [1957-62] (for [[IPSO]])
 
* ''[[Motley]]'' [1957-62] (for [[IPSO]])
 
* ''[[Oneshots]]''
 
* ''[[Oneshots]]''
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* ''[[Out of Reitsch]]''
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* ''[[Out of Reitsch]]'' [2002]
 
* ''[[Pot Pourri]]'' [1958-68] (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Pot Pourri]]'' [1958-68] (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Retribution]]'' [1956-60]
 
* ''[[Retribution]]'' [1956-60]
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* ''[[Robbery with Violets]]''
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* ''[[Robbery with Violets]]'' [2000]] (with [[Ken Cheslin]])
 
* ''[[This Goon for Hire]]'' [1956] (one-shot with [[Chuck Harris]] for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[This Goon for Hire]]'' [1956] (one-shot with [[Chuck Harris]] for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Veritas]]'' [1956=59] (with [[Arthur Thomson]] for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[The Thomson Saga]]'' [1957] (for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Veritas]]'' [1956–59] (with [[Arthur Thomson]] for [[OMPA]])
 
* ''[[Wholly Berry]]''
 
* ''[[Wholly Berry]]''
  
 
{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
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* 1959 -- '''[[Detention]]''', [[John Berry Fan Fund]]
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* 1959 — '''[[Detention]]''', [[Bring Berry to Detroit]]
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* 1960 -- ''[[Skyrack]]'' poll for Best Fan Writer
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* 1960 — ''[[Skyrack]]'' poll for Best Fan Writer
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{{person | born=1926 | died=2011}}
 
{{person | born=1926 | died=2011}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:ireland]]
 
[[Category:ireland]]
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[[Category:UK]]

Latest revision as of 07:43, 18 March 2024

(See John D. Berry for the U.S. fan and typographer.)


(August 4, 1926 – November 25, 2011)

John E. Berry (AKA Goon Bleary and The Irish John Berry) discovered fandom while serving as an English policeman (a sergeant specializing in fingerprinting) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He had come across Walt Willis's name and the title of Willis's fanzine while scrounging sf books, and contacted Willis to make an appointment to meet him at Oblique House. Willis invited him to attend meetings of Irish Fandom (The Wheels of IF) and Berry became active, along with Willis, Bob Shaw, and James White. (His English and police background made for some little awkwardness in the Belfast of the Troubles, but by and large IF transcended that.) He was known for playing ghoodminton with an exceedingly physical and violent style.

He ran for in the 1958 TAFF Race, losing to Ron Bennett in a four-way race, but the following year was Fan GoH at Detention, the Detroit Worldcon, and was supported with a special Bring Berry to Detroit fan fund. (His 130,000-word trip report, The Goon Goes West, came from that trip.)

With George Locke, he founded the APA IPSO in 1960, the same year he won the Skyrack poll for Best Fan Writer. He was a member of SAPS from 1958–68. Although extremely active through 1962, his activity began to peter out and by 1968, following the publication with ATom of Harlequin, he gafiated, only becoming revenant in the 1980s.

He was married to Diane Berry. He died following a lengthy battle with cancer.

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Person 1926—2011
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