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| − | '''Alex Morrison''' was a [[fan]] from Ayreshire in [[Scotland]] active in the 1950s and into the 1960s. He maintained a library of pocketbooks and[[prozine|magazines]] for [[UK]] members of [[Operation Fantast]]<ref>''[[Operation Fantast Handbook]]'', 1953.</ref> and attended the [[Coroncon]] in 1953. | + | '''Alex Morrison''' was a [[fan]] from Ayreshire in [[Scotland]] active in the 1950s and into the 1960s. He maintained a library of pocketbooks and [[prozine|magazines]] for [[UK]] members of [[Operation Fantast]]<ref>''[[Operation Fantast Handbook]]'', 1953.</ref> and attended the [[Coroncon]] in 1953. |
In a letter to ''[[Post War]]'' (Winter 1952) he queried the '[[Wheels of IF|Belfast "friends"]]' of ''[[Science Fantasy News]]'' and asked 'Must you give so much space to their letters instead of ordinary [[fen]], or are you running an advertising camapign to sell more copies of ''[[Slant]]'' over here (there's a thought).' In his response, [[Vince Clarke]] said, 'What are these "ordinary fen"? Why, they're the 80% who ''never write in'' to a pro' or fan 'zine.' | In a letter to ''[[Post War]]'' (Winter 1952) he queried the '[[Wheels of IF|Belfast "friends"]]' of ''[[Science Fantasy News]]'' and asked 'Must you give so much space to their letters instead of ordinary [[fen]], or are you running an advertising camapign to sell more copies of ''[[Slant]]'' over here (there's a thought).' In his response, [[Vince Clarke]] said, 'What are these "ordinary fen"? Why, they're the 80% who ''never write in'' to a pro' or fan 'zine.' | ||
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Alex Morrison was a fan from Ayreshire in Scotland active in the 1950s and into the 1960s. He maintained a library of pocketbooks and magazines for UK members of Operation Fantast[1] and attended the Coroncon in 1953.
In a letter to Post War (Winter 1952) he queried the 'Belfast "friends"' of Science Fantasy News and asked 'Must you give so much space to their letters instead of ordinary fen, or are you running an advertising camapign to sell more copies of Slant over here (there's a thought).' In his response, Vin¢ Clarke said, 'What are these "ordinary fen"? Why, they're the 80% who never write in to a pro' or fan 'zine.'
He is listed in Ron Bennett's Directory of Science Fiction Fandom for 1960 but not for 1961.
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- ↑ Operation Fantast Handbook, 1953.
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