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| − | [[File:DeweyHelen&IsabelBurbee1954.jpeg|thumb|[[Helen B. Dewey]], left, and Isabel Burbee, 1954. Photo by [[Dave Rike]].]] | + | [[File:DeweyHelen&IsabelBurbee1954.jpeg|thumb|'''[[Helen B. Dewey]], left, and Isabel Burbee, 1954.''' ''Photo by [[Dave Rike]].'']] |
'''Isabel E. Burbee''' was a [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]]. In ''[[Trap Door]]'' 23 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Trap_Door/Trap_Door23.pdf December 2004]), [[Robert Lichtman]] wrote: | '''Isabel E. Burbee''' was a [[Los Angeles]] [[fan]]. In ''[[Trap Door]]'' 23 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Trap_Door/Trap_Door23.pdf December 2004]), [[Robert Lichtman]] wrote: | ||
| − | Although I don’t recall if Isabel ever wrote anything for publication, she was an important and beloved presence in Los Angeles [[fandom]] for many years, extending her excellent hospitality and amazing food to everyone who showed up at her and [[Charles Burbee|Charlie]]’s house to commit fanac or just to party. | + | Although I don’t recall if Isabel ever wrote anything for publication, she was an important and beloved presence in Los Angeles [[fandom]] for many years, extending her excellent hospitality and amazing food to everyone who showed up at her and [[Charles Burbee|Charlie]]’s house to commit [[fanac]] or just to party. |
| − | She was married to [[BNF]] [[Charles Burbee]]. They had three children, John, Linda and Ed. | + | She was married to [[BNF]] [[Charles Burbee]]. They had three children, John, Linda and Ed. Born in [[Michigan]]’s Upper Peninsula, Isabel moved to [[California]] as a young woman. In mid-life, she went back to school and became a licensed vocational nurse, working in that field for over a decade. |
| − | * ''[[Ole! Chavela]]'', 1960 [[tributezine]] to Isabel. | + | * ''[[Ole! Chavela]]'', 1960 [[tributezine]] to Isabel. |
| + | * [https://fanac.org/fanzines/LASFS/LASFS1-22.html 1960 photo] in [[LASFS Album]]. | ||
{{person|born=1915|died=2003|locale=Los Angeles, CA}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:US]] | {{person|born=1915|died=2003|locale=Los Angeles, CA}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:05, 14 March 2024
(December 8, 1915 – October 31, 2003)
Isabel E. Burbee was a Los Angeles fan. In Trap Door 23 (December 2004), Robert Lichtman wrote:
Although I don’t recall if Isabel ever wrote anything for publication, she was an important and beloved presence in Los Angeles fandom for many years, extending her excellent hospitality and amazing food to everyone who showed up at her and Charlie’s house to commit fanac or just to party.
She was married to BNF Charles Burbee. They had three children, John, Linda and Ed. Born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Isabel moved to California as a young woman. In mid-life, she went back to school and became a licensed vocational nurse, working in that field for over a decade.
- Ole! Chavela, 1960 tributezine to Isabel.
- 1960 photo in LASFS Album.
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