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She was [[Raym Washington]]'s younger sister. With [[Degler]], they held the [[Live Oak Conference]] in early 1943. | She was [[Raym Washington]]'s younger sister. With [[Degler]], they held the [[Live Oak Conference]] in early 1943. | ||
| − | She wrote for her brother’s [[fanzines]]. In ''[[Le Zombie]]'' 48 (July 1942), [[Tucker]] [http://fanac.org/fanzines/Le_Zombie/lezom48-08.html described] [[Frank Robinson]]’s reaction to | + | She wrote for her brother’s [[fanzines]]. In ''[[Le Zombie]]'' 48 (July 1942), [[Tucker]] [http://fanac.org/fanzines/Le_Zombie/lezom48-08.html described] 16-year-old [[Frank Robinson]]’s reaction to the 10-year-old’s work: |
He found, and read aloud, Mary Helen Washington's saga of unforgettable courage "The Monster of the Cave" in <u>[[Scientifun]]</u> #2. He spent the entire two days stomping about the house shrieking out sentences, to wit: "Fan started telling his tongue off," and "Fan drawed his throat in." | He found, and read aloud, Mary Helen Washington's saga of unforgettable courage "The Monster of the Cave" in <u>[[Scientifun]]</u> #2. He spent the entire two days stomping about the house shrieking out sentences, to wit: "Fan started telling his tongue off," and "Fan drawed his throat in." | ||
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Mary married Windell Bates Scaff in 1962 and she died in 1998. | Mary married Windell Bates Scaff in 1962 and she died in 1998. | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 19 July 2021
(October 20, 1932 – November 30, 1998)
Mary Helen Washington was an early Florida fan who was connected with Claude Degler’s Cosmic Circle.
She was Raym Washington's younger sister. With Degler, they held the Live Oak Conference in early 1943.
She wrote for her brother’s fanzines. In Le Zombie 48 (July 1942), Tucker described 16-year-old Frank Robinson’s reaction to the 10-year-old’s work:
He found, and read aloud, Mary Helen Washington's saga of unforgettable courage "The Monster of the Cave" in Scientifun #2. He spent the entire two days stomping about the house shrieking out sentences, to wit: "Fan started telling his tongue off," and "Fan drawed his throat in."
Mary married Windell Bates Scaff in 1962 and she died in 1998.
| Person | 1932—1998 |
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