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| − | [[File:Reva Smilansky (1933 yearbook).jpg|200px|thumb|From her 1933 high school yearbook]] | + | [[File:Reva Smilansky (1933 yearbook).jpg|200px|thumb|'''Reva Smilansky''' ''From her 1933 high school yearbook.'']] |
(September 18, 1913 – June 21, 1990)<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138895817/reva-l-smilansky Reva Levey Smilansky] at Find a Grave</ref> | (September 18, 1913 – June 21, 1990)<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138895817/reva-l-smilansky Reva Levey Smilansky] at Find a Grave</ref> | ||
| − | '''Riva Smiley''' (née | + | '''Riva Smiley''' (née Reva Levey Smilansky), whom [[Bob Tucker]] unkindly [[nicknamed]] “[[The Bat]],” was a longtime [[Midwest fandom|Midwestern]] [[fan]] from [[Detroit]]. She was a regular attendee at [[Midwestcon]] and [[Octocon (OH)]], into the 1970s, even though [[Lou Tabakow]] tried to keep her from finding out about the latter. |
She was a small, wizened woman, but the men were afraid of her. [[Hal Shapiro]], in ''[[TLMA]]'' 6 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/TLMA/TLMA-6-hickman-1952-10.pdf October 1952, p. 6]), wrote: “Being a Detroiter myself, I hate to say it, but the [[Michigan Science Fantasy Society]] has got two [[fuggheads]], [[Bennett Sims|Bennet Sims]] and Riva Similanski.” | She was a small, wizened woman, but the men were afraid of her. [[Hal Shapiro]], in ''[[TLMA]]'' 6 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/TLMA/TLMA-6-hickman-1952-10.pdf October 1952, p. 6]), wrote: “Being a Detroiter myself, I hate to say it, but the [[Michigan Science Fantasy Society]] has got two [[fuggheads]], [[Bennett Sims|Bennet Sims]] and Riva Similanski.” | ||
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| − | ([[Tucker]]) [[Nickname]] tacked onto Riva Smiley, prominent [[Detroit]] [[fan]], at the [[Nolacon]]. She had insisted on playing in Tucker [[poker game]]s despite the fact that her presence was not desired; the name first appeared in [[Science Fiction Newsletter|SF NEWSLETTER]] shortly after the [[fans]] got home from [[New Orleans]]. As a poker player, incidentally, she's pretty good. | + | ([[Bob Tucker|Tucker]]) [[Nickname]] tacked onto Riva Smiley, prominent [[Detroit]] [[fan]], at the [[Nolacon]]. She had insisted on playing in Tucker [[poker game]]s despite the fact that her presence was not desired; the name first appeared in [[Science Fiction Newsletter|SF NEWSLETTER]] shortly after the [[fans]] got home from [[New Orleans]]. As a poker player, incidentally, she's pretty good. |
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{{person |born=1913|died=1990|locale=Detroit, MI}} | {{person |born=1913|died=1990|locale=Detroit, MI}} | ||
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(September 18, 1913 – June 21, 1990)[1]
Riva Smiley (née Reva Levey Smilansky), whom Bob Tucker unkindly nicknamed “The Bat,” was a longtime Midwestern fan from Detroit. She was a regular attendee at Midwestcon and Octocon, into the 1970s, even though Lou Tabakow tried to keep her from finding out about the latter.
She was a small, wizened woman, but the men were afraid of her. Hal Shapiro, in TLMA 6 (October 1952, p. 6), wrote: “Being a Detroiter myself, I hate to say it, but the Michigan Science Fantasy Society has got two fuggheads, Bennet Sims and Riva Similanski.”
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| (Tucker) Nickname tacked onto Riva Smiley, prominent Detroit fan, at the Nolacon. She had insisted on playing in Tucker poker games despite the fact that her presence was not desired; the name first appeared in SF NEWSLETTER shortly after the fans got home from New Orleans. As a poker player, incidentally, she's pretty good. |
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- ↑ Reva Levey Smilansky at Find a Grave
| Person | 1913—1990 |
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