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Scientifiction 48 SCIENTIFICTION New Series #48 SCIENTIFICTION A publication of FIRST FANDOM New Series #48, 2nd Quarter 2016 IN THIS ISSUE ORIGINAL MEMBER SPOTLIGHT P. 1: Announcements In this issue we present a look at the P. 2: President’s Message life and times of Erle M. Korshak. P. 3: Birthdays and Necrology P. 4: Original Member Spotlight BIRTHDAY SALUTATIONS P. 7: STF-Related News Headlines Julian May (July 10th), James E. P. 7: Donation to the FF Archives Gunn (July 12th), Bjo Trimble (August P. 8: First Fandom Photo Gallery 15th), Brian W. Aldiss (August 18th), Robert E. Weinberg (August 29th). NEW MEMBERS OF FIRST FANDOM NECROLOGY Welcome new Associate Members: We are saddened by the passing of Dean Edward Cartier our long-time friend, Fred Prophet. Nicholas W. Ringelberg, Jr. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY UPDATE Both of their fathers were long-time members of First Fandom, and Dean R-Laurraine Tutihasi and Nick have been involved in SF Telephone: (520) 275-6511 Fandom for more than half a century. John Dalmas We need new contact information… FIRST FANDOM AWARDS, 2016 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES Thanks to everyone who nominated Membership dues are $15 for the and voted this year. The awards will new fiscal year, starting on July 1st. be presented at the Worldcon during the Retro Hugo Awards Ceremony, Checks (payable to Keith W. Stokes) at 8:00 pm, on Thursday, August 18. should be mailed to Keith at 14305 W. 83rd Place, Lenexa, KS – 66215. Steve Francis has graciously agreed to serve as First Fandom’s master of NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTORS ceremonies once again this year. Our thanks go to Mike Glyer, David Langford, Christopher M. O’Brien, 2016 WORLDCON, AUGUST 17-21 Steven H. Silver and Jon D. Swartz. Please see Page 2 for more updates Deadline for the next issue is mid- on our awards, fan tables / display, September. We are accepting news and some forthcoming publications. items, reviews, convention reports, For information about Midamericon2, articles, photos, artwork and letters. please visit: www.midamericon.org. - John L. Coker III SCIENTIFICTION New Series #48, page 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE will be available for sale at the First Fandom Fan Tables, and can be IN PASSING: FRED PROPHET ordered by mail after the Convention. On July 3, we received the following Convention Publications letter from George Young’s son-in- I have submitted articles about First law, Randy: Fandom for the Program Book and the Retro Hugo Awards Booklet. “I regret to inform you that my friend Fred Prophet passed away June 29, Will You Be Attending the Worldcon? 2016. His niece Pat was by his side. Volunteers will be needed to support His life-long friend George Young the Fan Tables during the weekend. had passed in August 2009. Both were members of First Fandom.” Please contact me if you will able to spend some time sitting at the tables (The last time that I saw Fred and to help represent our organization. Randy was at the 2012 Worldcon in How Else Can Our Members Help? Chicago. We all enjoyed visiting with We’ll need photographs and reports friends at the First Fandom Table. I from the Convention to publish in the was pleased that Roger Sims and 3Q2016 issue of SCIENTIFICTION. Fred were able to attend Detcon1.) WELCOME, NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MIDAMERICON2, THE 2016 WORLDCON Dean Edward Cartier I will not be attending the Worldcon 80 Pine Street this year, but arrangements are Ramsey, NJ – 07446 being made for First Fandom to be well-represented at the Convention. Nicholas W. Ringelberg, Jr. Here are just some of the highlights: 14 Appletree Court Presentation of Our Awards Clifton Park, NY – 12065 Steve Francis and Keith W. Stokes will present the Hall of Fame and MEMBERSHIP DUES Moskowitz Awards on August 18th For members who haven’t sent their as part of the Retro Hugo Awards. dues checks to Keith W. Stokes, I Fan Tables / First Fandom Exhibit ask you to do so as soon as possible. Thanks for your support! First Fandom will have our traditional display located with our Fan Tables. HELP WANTED DEPARTMENT Newsletters and official publications will be offered for sale. Membership There is an immediate job opening applications will also be available. for Assistant Editor. As a member of the newsletter staff, anticipated job First Fandom Magazine Annual 2016 duties include research, reporting, Jon D. Swartz and I have prepared a writing, editing, design, distribution. new edition of the First Fandom Career opportunities are available… Magazine Annual, whose theme is Please send expressions of interest “Science Fiction Milestones.” Copies directly to: [email protected]. SCIENTIFICTION New Series #48, page 3 BIRTHDAYS NECROLOGY (From a list originally compiled by Andrew Porter) July Bill Herz (b.1916) 1 – Otis Adelbert Kline “Bill Herz, last surviving participant in 2 – Hugh Rankin, Hannes Bok Orson Welles's notorious 1938 War 3 – E. Hoffman Price, William Rotsler of the Worlds broadcast – in which 5 – Howard V. Brown Herz played two ham radio operators 6 – William C. Martin, Rick Sneary – died on 10 May at the age of 99.” 7 – Robert A. Heinlein 8 – Hans Steffan Santesson (Reprinted from Ansible 347, June 2016) 9 – Murphy Anderson 10 – Julian May 11 – Hugh B. Cave, Roy Krenkel 12 – James E. Gunn, Joseph Mugnaini 16 – Paul Freehafer, Robert Sheckley 23 – Virgil Finlay, Cyril Kornbluth 24 – Lord Dunsany, Lee Brown Coye August 1 – Raymond A. Palmer, Edd Cartier Fred Prophet (Worldcon, 2012) 3 – Clifford D. Simak (Photograph by John L. Coker III) 9 – Jack Speer, Frank M. Robinson 10 – Curt Siodmak, Ward Moore Fred Prophet (b.1929) 11 – Jack Binder, Ben P. Indick 15 – Bjo Trimble, Darrell K. Sweet “Fan Fred Prophet died on June 29. 16 – Hugo Gernsback, Earle Bergey Fred served as the co-chair, with 18 – Brian W. Aldiss Roger Sims, of the Detention, the 19 – H.W. Wesso, Gene Roddenberry 1959 Worldcon in Detroit. He and 20 – H.P. Lovecraft Roger were appointed Conchairs 21 – Anthony Boucher Emeritus at Detcon1, the 2014 22 – Ray Bradbury NASFiC, which both men were able 26 – Otto Binder to attend. Prophet was active in the 27 – Frank Kelly Freas Detroit Science Fiction League and 28 – Jack Vance Michigan Science Fantasy Society 29 – Robert E. Weinberg (MISFITS) after attending his first 30 – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly convention, The Eleventh World September Science Fiction Convention in 1953.” 1 – Edgar Rice Burroughs (Reprinted from SF Site News, June 30, 2016) 4 – Robert W. Lowndes 6 – Groff Conklin 7 – Gerry de la Ree 10 – William L. Crawford 11 – Roy A. Squires 12 – Walter B. Gibson 16 – Art Widner 19 – Damon Knight 21 – H.G. Wells 24 – Jack Gaughan, John Brunner Roger & Pat Sims, Fred Prophet (Photograph by Ben Jason) SCIENTIFICTION New Series #48, page 4 ORIGINAL MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: partnering with T.E. (Ted) Ditky to ERLE M. KORSHAK form Melvin Korshak Bookseller, the business that led to Shasta (BY JON D. SWARTZ & JOHN L. COKER III) Publishers in 1947, one of the first Born October 20, 1923, Mel Korshak hardback SF specialty presses. has been a science fiction (SF) fan much of his life. He was one of the organizers of Chicon I, the second Worldcon – held at the Hotel Chicagoan, September 1-2, 1940. Ted Dikty (1940 Worldcon) The company's initial book was The Checklist of Fantastic Literature edited by Everett F. Bleiler in 1948, the first reference book of SF bibliography. It was sized to fit into a person's coat pocket, so it could be Bob Madle, Mel Korshak Morojo, Ackerman carried by book scouts looking for 1940 Worldcon, Chicago Hotel Chicagoan particular items. Korshak himself He was secretary of the concomm wrote an excellent preface. and presided over the first day of the convention as “temporary chairman,” when the official chairman, his friend Mark Reinsberg, fell ill. The earliest lists of Worldcons named Korshak as the official chairman although this was revised later. The Checklist of Fantastic Literature (1948) This first book was followed by major works by Robert A. Heinlein (his “Future History” Series), Alfred E.E. “Doc” Smith, E.E. Evans, E.M. Korshak The Demolished Man (1940 Worldcon, Chicago) Bester ( ), Fredric Brown (Space On My Korshak later wrote Putting My Two Hands), John W. Campbell (Who Cents In as his account of how Goes There?), and other well-known Denver won the 1941 Worldcon bid. SF writers. An effort to diversify into After serving in World War II, he general publishing brought Shasta established a used book business, Publishers to an end in 1957. SCIENTIFICTION New Series #48, page 5 The verdict of Jack Chalker and SF. Korshak later said that this was Mark Owings in their reference book, the biggest mistake of his publishing The Science Fantasy Publishers, career, since Hubbard's book 1966), was that Shasta (and became a best-seller. It might have Korshak) “had more lasting impact saved Shasta, but it probably would than many major specialty presses also have infuriated SF fans, many of today ever will or could.” of whom saw Dianetics as a hoax. Erle M. Korshak, Dr. John D. Clark 1953 Worldcon, Philadelphia (Photograph by Charles Harris) Early book display of the SF specialty publishers The books in the Future History Korshak was involved with some of Series by Heinlein sold especially the early SF movies, including This well for the time. (The Checklist of Island Earth (1955) and The Day the Fantastic Literature was reprinted in Earth Stood Still (1951), negotiating an expanded edition in 1972 by Fax the film deal for the former and Collector's Editions, Naperville, IL.). arranging that the latter be screened at the 1951 Worldcon.
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