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[[File:Len Moffatt (1940s). Courtesy of Rob Hansen.jpg|thumb|left|'''Len Moffatt (1940s)'''. ''Courtesy of [[Rob Hansen]]''.]]
 
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'''Leonard James Moffatt''' was a [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]].  As a boy, he lived in Chewton, Pennsylvania, and in the summer of 1939, at 15 years old, he discovered [[prozines]] and tried to start an [[sf club]].  
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'''Leonard James Moffatt''' was a longtime [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]].  As a boy, he lived in Chewton, Pennsylvania, and in the summer of 1939, at 15 years old, he discovered [[prozines]] and tried to start an [[sf club]].  
  
 
He was married twice, both times to [[fen]].  His first wife was [[Anna Sinclare Moffatt]].  He married his second, [[June Moffatt]], on December 10, 1966.  
 
He was married twice, both times to [[fen]].  His first wife was [[Anna Sinclare Moffatt]].  He married his second, [[June Moffatt]], on December 10, 1966.  
  
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Len and June helped organize many of the early [[Bouchercons]] and in 1973 and in 1999 he and June received a Lifetime Achievement Award from [[Bouchercon]], the couple were the Eastbound [[TAFF]] delegates (their [[trip report]] was ''[[The Moffatt House Abroad]]'').  [[Dave Locke]] and [[Ed Cox]] published ''[[Unabashed Plug]]'' in support of their candidacy.
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Len and June helped organize many of the early [[Bouchercons]], and in 1973 and in 1999, they received a Lifetime Achievement Award from [[Bouchercon]], the couple were the Eastbound [[TAFF]] delegates (their [[trip report]] was ''[[The Moffatt House Abroad]]'').  [[Dave Locke]] and [[Ed Cox]] published ''[[Unabashed Plug]]'' in support of their candidacy.
  
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He was a member of the [[First Fandom club]], the [[Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers]] and was one of the founding members of the [[Outlanders]] and [[The Petards]].   He was a member of [[LASFS]], [[SCIFI]], [[Apa-L]], the [[D.R.E.G.S of L.A. Fandom]], the [[Burroughs Bibliophiles]], the Blustering Gales of the SW, and the Curious Collectors of Baker Street.  When Len was a member of [[N3F]], he edited the ''[[1950 Fan Directory]]'', sponsored by the [[N3F]] and the [[Fantasy Foundation]]. He was a member of the [[Portland Science Fiction Society]]. He was one of the original members of [[CAPA]] in 1961.
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He was a member of the [[First Fandom club]], the [[Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers]] and was one of the founding members of the [[Outlanders]] and [[The Petards]]. He was a member of [[LASFS]] (joining April 16, 1946), [[SCIFI]], [[Apa-L]], the [[D.R.E.G.S of L.A. Fandom]], the [[Burroughs Bibliophiles]], the Blustering Gales of the SW, and the Curious Collectors of Baker Street.  When Len was a member of [[N3F]], he edited the ''[[1950 Fan Directory]]'', sponsored by the [[N3F]] and the [[Fantasy Foundation]]. He was a member of the [[Portland Science Fiction Society]]. He was one of the original members of [[CAPA]] in 1961.
  
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Len wrote [[poetry]] and [[fannish plays]] and operas. He also had a clown persona, '''Pike Pickens'''.  
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Len wrote [[poetry]] and [[fannish plays]] and operas. He also had a clown persona, '''Pike Pickens''', “Tramp-Clown of the Spaceways.”
  
 
Moffatt had a couple of short [[fiction]] pieces appear in the 1950s and also sold [[science fiction poetry]]. One of his stories, "Father's Vampire," originally published in [[Weird Tales]], was reprinted in genre anthologies, including ''100 Creepy Little Creature Stories'' (1994).  
 
Moffatt had a couple of short [[fiction]] pieces appear in the 1950s and also sold [[science fiction poetry]]. One of his stories, "Father's Vampire," originally published in [[Weird Tales]], was reprinted in genre anthologies, including ''100 Creepy Little Creature Stories'' (1994).  
  
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* Tribute in the March 2011 (Vol. 70, No. 1) issue of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''.
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In [[World War II]], he was a Navy Corpsman (medic) in the Pacific. Later, he worked for a manufacturer of cardboard packaging.  
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* [[GoH]] speech] from [[Westercon 25]] in ''[[Dynatron]]'' 50 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Dynatron/Dynatron50.pdf September 1972, p. 3]).  
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* Tribute in ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]'' (March 2011).
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* [[GoH]] speech] from [[Westercon 25]] in ''[[Dynatron]]'' 50 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Dynatron/Dynatron50.pdf September 1972, p. 3]).  
 
* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?113863 Bibliography at ISFDB. ]
 
* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?113863 Bibliography at ISFDB. ]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20150606201414/http://www.lasfsinc.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=347&Itemid=517 “LASFS Alive at 75! A Dialog in Verse and Prose”] (reminiscence) by Len and [[June Moffatt]] (archived).
  
 
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* 1973 -- [[1973 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
 
* 1973 -- [[1973 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
 
* 1981 -- [[Loscon 8]]
 
* 1981 -- [[Loscon 8]]
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* 1985 -- [[Bouchercon]] 16
 
* 1994 -- [[Evans-Freehafer Award]]  
 
* 1994 -- [[Evans-Freehafer Award]]  
 
* 1997 -- [[Tra-La-La Con]]
 
* 1997 -- [[Tra-La-La Con]]
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* 2004 -- [[Forry Award]]
 
* 2004 -- [[Forry Award]]
 
* 2018 -- [[First Fandom Posthumous Hall of Fame]]
 
* 2018 -- [[First Fandom Posthumous Hall of Fame]]
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* [[Bouchercon]] 16
 
  
  

Revision as of 12:51, 7 November 2022

(November 20, 1923 – November 30, 2010)

Len Moffatt (1940s). Courtesy of Rob Hansen.

Leonard James Moffatt was a longtime Los Angeles fan. As a boy, he lived in Chewton, Pennsylvania, and in the summer of 1939, at 15 years old, he discovered prozines and tried to start an sf club.

He was married twice, both times to fen. His first wife was Anna Sinclare Moffatt. He married his second, June Moffatt, on December 10, 1966.

Len and June helped organize many of the early Bouchercons, and in 1973 and in 1999, they received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, the couple were the Eastbound TAFF delegates (their trip report was The Moffatt House Abroad). Dave Locke and Ed Cox published Unabashed Plug in support of their candidacy.

He was a member of the First Fandom club, the Western Pennsylvania Science Fictioneers and was one of the founding members of the Outlanders and The Petards. He was a member of LASFS (joining April 16, 1946), SCIFI, Apa-L, the D.R.E.G.S of L.A. Fandom, the Burroughs Bibliophiles, the Blustering Gales of the SW, and the Curious Collectors of Baker Street. When Len was a member of N3F, he edited the 1950 Fan Directory, sponsored by the N3F and the Fantasy Foundation. He was a member of the Portland Science Fiction Society. He was one of the original members of CAPA in 1961.

Len wrote poetry and fannish plays and operas. He also had a clown persona, Pike Pickens, “Tramp-Clown of the Spaceways.”

Moffatt had a couple of short fiction pieces appear in the 1950s and also sold science fiction poetry. One of his stories, "Father's Vampire," originally published in Weird Tales, was reprinted in genre anthologies, including 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (1994).

In World War II, he was a Navy Corpsman (medic) in the Pacific. Later, he worked for a manufacturer of cardboard packaging.

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