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Marjorie Fleming Merritt Ellersleck was a long-time [[SF]] [[fan]], famous for her costumes at conventions. Her fan name was '''Marjii Ellers'''.
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'''Marjorie Fleming Merritt Ellersieck''' was a long-time [[LA]] [[fan]], famous for her costumes at [[conventions]]. Her [[fan name]] was '''Marjii Ellers'''.
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Her offices in [[LASFS]] included Registrar and Scribe.  
  
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She was [[Fan GoH]] at [[CactusCon]] (1987 [[NASFiC]]), and [[Loscon]] 25 (1998).  
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Some of the fanzines she [[edited]] were ''[[Nexterday]]'', ''[[More Lives Than One]]'', ''[[One Equal Temper]]'', ''[[Thousands of Thursdays]]'', ''[[Masqueraders' Guide]]'', and ''[[Judges' Guide]]''. She also served as a convention reporter for both ''[[Locus]]'' and ''[[SF Review]]''.
  
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She won several masquerade awards: [[Funcon]] (1968); [[LACon I]] ([[Worldcon]] 1972), [[Discon II]] (Worldcon 1974), [[MidAmeriCon]] (Worldcon 1976); [[Costume Con]] 1 (1983), 2 (1984), 5 (1987); and she received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the [[International Costumers Guild]].  
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She died of cancer.  
  
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Her other genre awards include the [[Evans-Freehafer Award]] in 1983 ([[LASFS]]), and the [[E. Everett Evans Big Heart Award]] in 1993.
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*  ''[[Judges' Guide]]''
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Her offices in [[LASFS]] included Registrar and Scribe.
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* ''[[Masqueraders' Guide]]''
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*''[[More Lives Than One]]''
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* ''[[Nexterday]]'',
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*''[[Thousands of Thursdays]]''
  
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Some of the fanzines she edited were ''[[Nexterday]]'', ''[[More Lives Than One]]'', ''[[One Equal Temper]]'', ''[[Thousands of Thursdays]]'', ''[[Masqueraders' Guide]]'', and ''[[Judges' Guide]]''.
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* 1983 -- [[Evans-Freehafer Award]]
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* 1987 -- [[CactusCon]]
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* 1990 -- Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the [[International Costumers Guild]]
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* 1993 -- [[E. Everett Evans Big Heart Award]]
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* 1998 -- [[Loscon 25]]
  
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She also served as a convention reporter for both ''[[Locus]]'' and ''[[SF Review]]''.
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She won several masquerade awards: [[Funcon]] (1968); [[L.A.con I]] ([[Worldcon]] 1972), [[Discon II]] (Worldcon 1974), [[MidAmeriCon]] (Worldcon 1976); [[Costume-Con]] 1 (1983), 2 (1984), 5 (1987); and she received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the [[International Costumers Guild]].  
  
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 17 July 2021

(March 6, 1918 – July 24, 1999)

Marjorie Fleming Merritt Ellersieck was a long-time LA fan, famous for her costumes at conventions. Her fan name was Marjii Ellers.

Her offices in LASFS included Registrar and Scribe.

Some of the fanzines she edited were Nexterday, More Lives Than One, One Equal Temper, Thousands of Thursdays, Masqueraders' Guide, and Judges' Guide. She also served as a convention reporter for both Locus and SF Review.

She died of cancer.

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Awards, Honors and GoHships:

She won several masquerade awards: Funcon (1968); L.A.con I (Worldcon 1972), Discon II (Worldcon 1974), MidAmeriCon (Worldcon 1976); Costume-Con 1 (1983), 2 (1984), 5 (1987); and she received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the International Costumers Guild.

Person 1918—1999
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