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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'''. | 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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Her offices in [[LASFS]] included Registrar and Scribe. | Her offices in [[LASFS]] included Registrar and Scribe. | ||
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She also served as a convention reporter for both ''[[Locus]]'' and ''[[SF Review]]''. | She also served as a convention reporter for both ''[[Locus]]'' and ''[[SF Review]]''. | ||
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| + | * 1983 -- [[Evans-Freehafer Award]] | ||
| + | * 1987 -- [[CactusCon]] | ||
| + | * 1990 -- Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the [[International Costumers Guild]] | ||
| + | * 1993 -- [[E. Everett Evans Big Heart Award]] | ||
| + | * 1998 -- [[Loscon 25]] | ||
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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]]. | ||
{{person | born=1918 | died=1999}} | {{person | born=1918 | died=1999}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 12 February 2020
(March 6, 1918 -- July 24, 1999)
Marjorie Fleming Merritt Ellersleck was a long-time SF 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.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1983 -- Evans-Freehafer Award
- 1987 -- CactusCon
- 1990 -- Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the International Costumers Guild
- 1993 -- E. Everett Evans Big Heart Award
- 1998 -- Loscon 25
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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