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(1903 -- [[1969]])
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The name (usually) used by UK SF writer '''John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris'''.  Before World War Two, he published work as John Beynon Harris, John Beynon, Wyndham Parkes, Lucas Parkes and Johnson Harris.
 
The name (usually) used by UK SF writer '''John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris'''.  Before World War Two, he published work as John Beynon Harris, John Beynon, Wyndham Parkes, Lucas Parkes and Johnson Harris.
  
He was not a [[fan]] ''per se'', but he regularly attended the [[Eastercon]] in the 50s and 60s and was a friend of [[British fandom]].  He was the (entirely honorary) President of [[Loncon]].  He is particularly remembered today for his ''The Day of the Triffids''.  In the days before the [[Hugos]], he promoted the [[International Fantasy Award]].
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He was not a [[fan]] ''per se'', but he regularly attended the [[Eastercon]] in the 50s and 60s and was a friend of [[British fandom]].  He was the (entirely honorary) President of [[Loncon]].  He is particularly remembered today for his ''The Day of the Triffids''.  In the days before the [[Hugos]], he promoted the [[International Fantasy Award]].  
  
 
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Revision as of 02:19, 31 March 2020

(1903 -- 1969)

The name (usually) used by UK SF writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris. Before World War Two, he published work as John Beynon Harris, John Beynon, Wyndham Parkes, Lucas Parkes and Johnson Harris.

He was not a fan per se, but he regularly attended the Eastercon in the 50s and 60s and was a friend of British fandom. He was the (entirely honorary) President of Loncon. He is particularly remembered today for his The Day of the Triffids. In the days before the Hugos, he promoted the International Fantasy Award.

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