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| − | '''Walter Dunkelberger''', called '''Walt''' and '''Dunk''', was an important early [[fan]] from Fargo, [[North Dakota]]. He attended the [[Little Chicon]] during [[World War II]], was an editor of ''[[FANEWSCARD]]'' and was named one of the [[Turgid Triplets]] due to his clunky writing style. He belonged to [[FAPA]] and [[VAPA]]. | + | '''Walter Dunkelberger''' (Benjamin Walter Dunkelberger, Jr.), called '''Walt''' and '''Dunk''', was an important early [[fan]] from Fargo, [[North Dakota]]. He attended the [[Little Chicon]] during [[World War II]], was an editor of ''[[FANEWSCARD]]'' and was named one of the [[Turgid Triplets]] due to his clunky writing style. He belonged to [[FAPA]] and [[VAPA]]. |
He was president of the [[N3F]] in the mid-1940s. He held other positions in the [[club]] also, including [[editor]] of ''[[TNFF]]''. | He was president of the [[N3F]] in the mid-1940s. He held other positions in the [[club]] also, including [[editor]] of ''[[TNFF]]''. | ||
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He is believed to have been one of the models for [[fan]] Joe Doppelberg in [[Fredric Brown]]’s 1949 [[novel]] ''What Mad Universe''. In the story, the protagonist, a [[science fiction]] editor, has been trapped in the sort of universe that only an especially annoying fan would dream up. [[F. T. Laney]] [[pubbed]] a [[one-shot]], ''[[Facts in the Case of W. Dunkelberger]]'', in 1946. | He is believed to have been one of the models for [[fan]] Joe Doppelberg in [[Fredric Brown]]’s 1949 [[novel]] ''What Mad Universe''. In the story, the protagonist, a [[science fiction]] editor, has been trapped in the sort of universe that only an especially annoying fan would dream up. [[F. T. Laney]] [[pubbed]] a [[one-shot]], ''[[Facts in the Case of W. Dunkelberger]]'', in 1946. | ||
| − | He | + | He married [[Lorraine Dunkelberger]] in 1935; besides Jack, who died in infancy, they had at least 6 more children by 1950: Jacqueline, Jeraldine, James, Jon, Jo, and Judith. |
* Photograph on page 177 of [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''. | * Photograph on page 177 of [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]'s ''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''. | ||
| + | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139730601/benjamin-walter-dunkelberger Find a Grave] | ||
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Revision as of 12:10, 23 June 2023
(March 4, 1913 – May 19, 1962)
Walter Dunkelberger (Benjamin Walter Dunkelberger, Jr.), called Walt and Dunk, was an important early fan from Fargo, North Dakota. He attended the Little Chicon during World War II, was an editor of FANEWS[CARD] and was named one of the Turgid Triplets due to his clunky writing style. He belonged to FAPA and VAPA.
He was president of the N3F in the mid-1940s. He held other positions in the club also, including editor of TNFF.
He is believed to have been one of the models for fan Joe Doppelberg in Fredric Brown’s 1949 novel What Mad Universe. In the story, the protagonist, a science fiction editor, has been trapped in the sort of universe that only an especially annoying fan would dream up. F. T. Laney pubbed a one-shot, Facts in the Case of W. Dunkelberger, in 1946.
He married Lorraine Dunkelberger in 1935; besides Jack, who died in infancy, they had at least 6 more children by 1950: Jacqueline, Jeraldine, James, Jon, Jo, and Judith.
- Photograph on page 177 of Harry Warner, Jr.'s All Our Yesterdays.
- Find a Grave
- FANEWS[CARD]
- Introducing 'Dunk--'
- Mag Without a Name [1945]
- TNFF (some issues)
| Person | 1913—1962 |
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