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'''Robert Lichtman''' (early on, called '''Bob''') was a longtime [[California]] [[fanzine fan]], active since the 1950s. He was [[editor]] of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Trap Door]]'', which was nominated for the [[1987 Best Fanzine Hugo]] and the [[1992 Best Fanzine Hugo]]. He won [[TAFF]] in 1989 after losing the [[1986 TAFF Race]].
  
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Robert Lichtman was editor of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Trap Door]]'' and Secretary-Treasurer of [[FAPA]] since 1986.  He won [[TAFF]] in 1989. He was a member of the original [[Fan Awards Poll Committee]] and is a highly inactive member of [[LASFS]] (under the "death does not release you, even if you die" provision).  Also a member in their time of [[GDA]], [[LNF]], [[SIC]], and [[DWE]].
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He was a member of the original [[Fan Awards Poll Committee]] and a highly inactive member of [[LASFS]] (under the "[[Death Does Not Release You|death does not release you, even if you die]]" provision). He joined [[LASFS]] in 1958 and served as an officer in the early 1960s.  Also a member, in their times, of [[GDA]], [[LNF]], [[SIC]], and [[DWE]].
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He belonged to [[FAPA]] ([[Secretary]]-[[Treasurer]] 1986–2022), [[N'APA]] ([[OE]] 1961-62), [[Lilapa]] ([[OE]] 1990-2000), [[OMPA]] ([[President]] 1991-92), [[CRAP]], [[The Cult]], [[SAPS]] and [[SFPA]].  
  
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''[[Trap Door]]'' was nominated for the [[1987 Best Fanzine Hugo]] and the [[1992 Best Fanzine Hugo]].
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[[File:04 - Robert Lichtman 1995.jpg|thumb|left|Robert Lichtman (1995) By and courtesy of Grant Canfield.]]
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He was a cast member (Rebel Lee) of ''[[The Musquite Kid Rides Again]]'' and was on the [[committee]] of several [[Corflus]].
  
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He was a member of the [[Young Science Fiction Reading Group]]. When he was a member of [[N3F]], he wrote one of the club's early [[fandbooks]], ''The Amateur Press Associations in Science-Fiction Fandom'' (1962), as by Bob Lichtman.  He edited a collection of [[F. T. Laney]]'s [[fan writing]] titled ''[[Ah! Sweet Laney!]]'', a [[fanthology]] of writing from ''[[Quandry]]'' titled ''[[Some of the Best from Quandry]]'', and a collection of [[Walt Willis]]'s [[Fanorama]] columns (from ''[[Nebula]]'', the British SF magazine) titled ''[[Fanorama]]''.  He edited ''[[Fanthology 92]]'', ''[[Fanthology '93]]'' and ''[[Fanthology 1994]]'', which were published by others.  He made [[Jack Speer]]'s ''[[Up To Now]]'' (a history of fandom as of 1939) available as a PDF (on eFanzines.com).
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He was a member of the [[Young Science Fiction Reading Group]]. When he was a member of [[N3F]], he wrote one of the club's early [[fandbooks]], ''The Amateur Press Associations in Science-Fiction Fandom'' (1962), as by '''Bob Lichtman'''.  He edited a collection of [[F. T. Laney]]'s [[fan writing]] titled ''[[Ah! Sweet Laney!]]'', a [[fanthology]] of writing from ''[[Quandry]]'' titled ''[[Some of the Best from Quandry]]'', and a collection of [[Walt Willis]]'s [[Fanorama]] columns (from ''[[Nebula]]'', the British SF magazine) titled ''[[Fanorama]]''.  He edited ''[[Fanthology 92]]'', ''[[Fanthology '93]]'' and ''[[Fanthology 1994]]'', which were published by others.  He made [[Jack Speer]]'s ''[[Up To Now]]'' (a history of fandom as of 1939) available as a PDF (on eFanzines.com).
  
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He married [[Carol Carr]] (her second marriage).
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A supporter of [[Walter Breen]] in the [[Breendoggle]], he was among the boycotters who [[ghost|crashed]] [[Pacificon II]], the 1964 [[Worldcon]].  
  
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He [[gafiated]] in the 1970s, during which he went to live on [https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/summertown-tn/ The Farm] (a hippie commune in [[Tennessee]]), married and had four sons, but returned to fandom and California in 1980.
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In his 1987 TAFF platform, he wrote:
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In the real world I’m a single parent with four kids and live in Glen Ellen, California. Fandom is a place where I find pleasure and conversation with like-minded friends of all ages. I've been an active fanzine fan since 1958 and have published three general-circulation fanzines: PSI-PHI, FRAP and nowadays TRAP DOOR. I’ve "known" and been known by many fans in the U.K. through letters and fanzines over the years (and have met a few) and would welcome the opportunity to hoist a pint with them all, starting on my 45th birthday: the opening day of [[Conspiracy]], the 45th Worldcon.
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He married [[Carol Carr]] in 2000 (second marriages for both). He was previously married to [[Margo Lichtman]].
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* {{SFE|name=lichtman_robert}}.
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* [https://file770.com/robert-lichtman-1942-2022/ Obituary] at ''[[File 770]]''.
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{{fanzines}}
 
* ''[[100percent Whole Wheat]]'' (with [[Miriam Knight]] for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[100percent Whole Wheat]]'' (with [[Miriam Knight]] for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Acculturations]]'' (for [[The Cult]])
 
* ''[[Acculturations]]'' (for [[The Cult]])
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* ''[[The Amateur Press Associations in S-F Fandom]]'' [1962] ([[N3F]] [[Fandbook]])
 
* ''[[Amnesia]]''
 
* ''[[Amnesia]]''
 
* ''[[The Bem & I]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[The Bem & I]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
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* ''[["Burp" Said the Turtle]]'' [1960s]
 
* ''[["Burp" Said the Turtle]]'' [1960s]
 
* ''[[Door Knob]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Door Knob]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
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* ''[[Fanthology 92]]''
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* ''[[Fanthology '93]]''
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* ''[[Fanthology 1994]]'' [2000]
 
* ''[[Frap]]''
 
* ''[[Frap]]''
 
* ''[[Fustian]]'' (for [[IPSO]])
 
* ''[[Fustian]]'' (for [[IPSO]])
 
* ''[[Here There Be Saps]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Here There Be Saps]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
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* ''[[Innuendo]]'' (co-edited last issue with [[Terry Carr]])
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* ''[[Innuendo]]'' ([[co-edited]] last issue with [[Terry Carr]])
 
* ''[[Ishbah]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Ishbah]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[King Biscuit Time]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[King Biscuit Time]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Quel Dommage]]'' (for [[CRAP]])
 
* ''[[Quel Dommage]]'' (for [[CRAP]])
 
* ''[[Some of the Best from Quandry]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
 
* ''[[Some of the Best from Quandry]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[TAFF-Door]]'' (as TAFF administrator).  
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* ''[[TAFF-Door]]'' (as [[TAFF]] administrator).  
 
* ''[[Trap Door]]''
 
* ''[[Trap Door]]''
 
* ''[[Two Heads Are Better Than One]]'' (with [[Don Durward]] die [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Two Heads Are Better Than One]]'' (with [[Don Durward]] die [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Watling Street]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Watling Street]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Zounds]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
 
* ''[[Zounds]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
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* [[N'APA]] -- [[OE]] 1961-62
 
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* [[Lilapa]] -- [[OE]] 1990-2000, a variety of titles
 
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* [[OMPA]] -- President 1991-92
 
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He was a cast member (Rebel Lee) of ''[[The Musquite Kid Rides Again]]'' and has been on the [[committee]] of several [[Corflus]].  He joined [[LASFS]] in 1958 and served as an officer in the early 60s.
 
  
 
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* 1987 -- [[1987 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1987 -- [[1987 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1989 -- [[1989 TAFF Race|TAFF]]
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* 1989 -- [[1989 TAFF Race]] winner
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* 1992 -- [[Silvercon 1]], [[1992 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee, [[Past President of the Fan Writers of America]]
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* 1992 -- [[Silvercon 1]], [[1992 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee, [[Past President of the Fan Writers of America]]
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* 2000 -- ''[[Trap Door]]'' wins Best Fanzine [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2000 -- Best Fanzine [[FAAn Award]] for ''[[Trap Door]]''
 
* 2000 -- Number 1 Fan Face [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2000 -- Number 1 Fan Face [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2001 -- Best [[Letterhack]] [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2001 -- Best [[Letterhack]] [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2001 -- Number 1 Fan Face [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2001 -- Number 1 Fan Face [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2002 -- [[Conagerie]]
 
* 2002 -- [[Conagerie]]
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* 2004 -- ''[[Trap Door]]'' wins Best Fanzine [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2004 -- Best Fanzine [[FAAn Award]] for ''[[Trap Door]]''
 
* 2006 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2006 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2008 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2008 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2010 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2010 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2011 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2011 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2011 -- ''[[Trap Door]]'' wins Best Fanzine [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2011 -- Best Fanzine [[FAAn Award]] for ''[[Trap Door]]''
 
* 2012 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2012 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2013 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2013 -- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2013 -- ''[[Trap Door]]'' wins Best Single Issue Fanzine [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2013 -- Best Single Issue Fanzine [[FAAn Award]] for ''[[Trap Door]]'' 29
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* 2014 -- ''[[Trap Door]]'' wins Best Single Issue Fanzine [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2014 -- Best Single Issue Fanzine [[FAAn Award]] for ''[[Trap Door]]'' 30
 
* 2014 -- Harry Warner, Jr. Memorial Award for Best Letterhack [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2014 -- Harry Warner, Jr. Memorial Award for Best Letterhack [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2015 -- Best Single Issue Fanzine [[FAAn Award]] for ''[[Trap Door]]'' 31
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* 2018 -- Best [[Letterhack]] (tied with [[Milt Stevens]]) [[FAAn Award]]
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* 2020 -- Lifetime Achievement Award [[FAAn Award]]
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 23 October 2023

(August 27, 1942 – July 6, 2022)

Robert Lichtman and Eileen Gunn (2007). Thanks to Mike Ward.

Robert Lichtman (early on, called Bob) was a longtime California fanzine fan, active since the 1950s. He was editor of the fanzine Trap Door, which was nominated for the 1987 Best Fanzine Hugo and the 1992 Best Fanzine Hugo. He won TAFF in 1989 after losing the 1986 TAFF Race.

He was a member of the original Fan Awards Poll Committee and a highly inactive member of LASFS (under the "death does not release you, even if you die" provision). He joined LASFS in 1958 and served as an officer in the early 1960s. Also a member, in their times, of GDA, LNF, SIC, and DWE. He belonged to FAPA (Secretary-Treasurer 1986–2022), N'APA (OE 1961-62), Lilapa (OE 1990-2000), OMPA (President 1991-92), CRAP, The Cult, SAPS and SFPA.

Robert Lichtman (1995) By and courtesy of Grant Canfield.

He was a cast member (Rebel Lee) of The Musquite Kid Rides Again and was on the committee of several Corflus.

He was a member of the Young Science Fiction Reading Group. When he was a member of N3F, he wrote one of the club's early fandbooks, The Amateur Press Associations in Science-Fiction Fandom (1962), as by Bob Lichtman. He edited a collection of F. T. Laney's fan writing titled Ah! Sweet Laney!, a fanthology of writing from Quandry titled Some of the Best from Quandry, and a collection of Walt Willis's Fanorama columns (from Nebula, the British SF magazine) titled Fanorama. He edited Fanthology 92, Fanthology '93 and Fanthology 1994, which were published by others. He made Jack Speer's Up To Now (a history of fandom as of 1939) available as a PDF (on eFanzines.com).

A supporter of Walter Breen in the Breendoggle, he was among the boycotters who crashed Pacificon II, the 1964 Worldcon.

He gafiated in the 1970s, during which he went to live on The Farm (a hippie commune in Tennessee), married and had four sons, but returned to fandom and California in 1980.

In his 1987 TAFF platform, he wrote: 

In the real world I’m a single parent with four kids and live in Glen Ellen, California. Fandom is a place where I find pleasure and conversation with like-minded friends of all ages. I've been an active fanzine fan since 1958 and have published three general-circulation fanzines: PSI-PHI, FRAP and nowadays TRAP DOOR. I’ve "known" and been known by many fans in the U.K. through letters and fanzines over the years (and have met a few) and would welcome the opportunity to hoist a pint with them all, starting on my 45th birthday: the opening day of Conspiracy, the 45th Worldcon.

He married Carol Carr in 2000 (second marriages for both). He was previously married to Margo Lichtman.

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