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| − | Paul Doerr | + | '''Paul Doerr''' became active in [[fandom]] in the 1940s, writing to the [[Weird Tales Club|''Weird Tales'' Club]] (''[[Weird Tales]]'', [https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v39n01_1945-09/page/n95/mode/1up?q=Doerr September 1945, p. 94]), and ''[[The Acolyte]]'' ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Acolyte/Acolyte11.pdf Summer 1945, p. 30]). By the 1960s, he was living in the [[Bay Area]]. He was a member of [[FAPA]] in the 1970s, and at one time, he was in charge of the [[N3F]] [[Fische Bureau]]. |
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| + | Outside of [[fandom]], he had a wide variety of often offbeat interests, including the Abominable Snowman, Hollow Earth, off-grid living and cryptography. He was married to Rose Doerr; they had a daughter, Gloria. | ||
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| + | In 2022, author Jarett Kobek [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/30/zodiac-killer-jarett-kobek-california published a book speculating] that Doerr was the [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zodiac-killer Zodiac killer] of the 1960s. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/paul-doerr-as-a-fortean “Paul Doerr as a Fortean”] by Joshua BluBuhs, ''From an Oblique Angle'', July 17, 2015. | ||
| + | * [https://trinley.substack.com/p/tpsa002-gloria-doerr-answers-some?sd=pf Long, rambling interview] in which Doerr’s daughter and grandson discuss him and the Zodiac killer theory. | ||
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* ''[[Hobbitalia]]'' | * ''[[Hobbitalia]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mendocino Husbandman]]'' | ||
* ''[[Pioneer]]'' | * ''[[Pioneer]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Trove]]'' [1970s] (for [[FAPA]]) | ||
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| + | See also: [[Celebrity Fen]]. | ||
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{{person | born=1927 | died=2007}} | {{person | born=1927 | died=2007}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:44, 9 March 2024
(April 1, 1927 – August 2, 2007)
Paul Doerr became active in fandom in the 1940s, writing to the Weird Tales Club (Weird Tales, September 1945, p. 94), and The Acolyte (Summer 1945, p. 30). By the 1960s, he was living in the Bay Area. He was a member of FAPA in the 1970s, and at one time, he was in charge of the N3F Fische Bureau.
Outside of fandom, he had a wide variety of often offbeat interests, including the Abominable Snowman, Hollow Earth, off-grid living and cryptography. He was married to Rose Doerr; they had a daughter, Gloria.
In 2022, author Jarett Kobek published a book speculating that Doerr was the Zodiac killer of the 1960s.
- “Paul Doerr as a Fortean” by Joshua BluBuhs, From an Oblique Angle, July 17, 2015.
- Long, rambling interview in which Doerr’s daughter and grandson discuss him and the Zodiac killer theory.
- Hobbitalia
- Mendocino Husbandman
- Pioneer
- Trove [1970s] (for FAPA)
See also: Celebrity Fen.
| Person | 1927—2007 |
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