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[[File:McKeownNed-EEEvans1949.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|'''Ned McKeown, left, with [[E. Everett Evans]] at [[Cinvention]], 1949.''' ''Photo by [[Ben Jason]].'' ]]
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(October 24, 1929 – May 25, 2018<ref name="obit">[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/thornhill-on/dr-edward-mckeown-9055683 Dr. Edward McKeown ''(obituary)'']</ref>)
  
Edward "Ned" McKeown was a Canadian [[fan]] who was part of the [[Toronto in 1948]] [[Worldcon bid]] and chaired [[Torcon]] in 1948.  He was a member of the [[Derelicts]] and published ''[[Canadian Fandom]]'' (with [[Beak Taylor]]) for [[CAFP]].
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'''Edward Nugent "Ned" McKeown''', a [[Canadian]] [[fan]], was part of the [[Toronto in 1948]] [[Worldcon bid]] and [[chaired]] the resulting [[Torcon]] in 1948.  He was a member of the [[Derelicts]] and published ''[[Canadian Fandom]]'' (with [[Beak Taylor]]) for [[CAFP]].
  
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His first wife was [[Shirley McKeown]] (née McKellar); he later married Barbara Antheunis. He was an educator, leading as the Director of Education of the Toronto and Metro Toronto school boards.<ref name="obit" />
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* ''[[Canadian Fandom]]'' [1949 - mid-50s]
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 13 April 2023

Ned McKeown, left, with E. Everett Evans at Cinvention, 1949. Photo by Ben Jason.

(October 24, 1929 – May 25, 2018[1])

Edward Nugent "Ned" McKeown, a Canadian fan, was part of the Toronto in 1948 Worldcon bid and chaired the resulting Torcon in 1948. He was a member of the Derelicts and published Canadian Fandom (with Beak Taylor) for CAFP.

His first wife was Shirley McKeown (née McKellar); he later married Barbara Antheunis. He was an educator, leading as the Director of Education of the Toronto and Metro Toronto school boards.[1]

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