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'''Ray Bersi''' was a [[San Francisco]] [[fan]] active in the 1930s and ’40s. [[Tom Wright]] described him in ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' 1 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Starlight-Wright/Starlight-Wright01.pdf Spring 1941, p. 8]):
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'''Ray Bersi''' was a [[San Francisco]] [[fan]] active in the 1940s. [[Tom Wright]] described him in ''[[Starlight (Wright)]]'' 1 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Starlight-Wright/Starlight-Wright01.pdf Spring 1941, p. 8]):
 
  Ray Bersi is the second most active SF, being second only because he is so active in his business. He is around 30 I’d say, and rather good looking. He helps struggling [[editors]] a lot with his [[subscriptions]], and is an all-around good fellow.  
 
  Ray Bersi is the second most active SF, being second only because he is so active in his business. He is around 30 I’d say, and rather good looking. He helps struggling [[editors]] a lot with his [[subscriptions]], and is an all-around good fellow.  
  
 
Bersi attended [[Denvention]], the 1941 [[Worldcon]] in [[Denver]].  
 
Bersi attended [[Denvention]], the 1941 [[Worldcon]] in [[Denver]].  
In 1981, [[Denvention 2]]’s census of members of the first [[Denvention]] designated him as “lost to fandom.”
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In 1981, [[Denvention 2]]’s census of members of the first Denvention designated him as “lost to fandom.”
  
  
 
{{person|born=1911|died=????|locale=San Francisco, CA}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:US]]
 
{{person|born=1911|died=????|locale=San Francisco, CA}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:US]]

Revision as of 17:51, 2 February 2024

(ca. 1911 – ????)

Ray Bersi was a San Francisco fan active in the 1940s. Tom Wright described him in Starlight 1 (Spring 1941, p. 8):

Ray Bersi is the second most active SF, being second only because he is so active in his business. He is around 30 I’d say, and rather good looking. He helps struggling editors a lot with his subscriptions, and is an all-around good fellow. 

Bersi attended Denvention, the 1941 Worldcon in Denver. In 1981, Denvention 2’s census of members of the first Denvention designated him as “lost to fandom.”



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