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| − | (1943 | + | (May 31, 1943 – January 28, 2021) |
| − | W. Darroll Pardoe | + | [[File:Pardoes1975.jpeg|thumb|Darroll and [[Rosemary Pardoe]] at [[Seacon 75]] ([[Eastercon]] 26), 1975. Photo by [[Sam Long]]. ]] |
| + | '''W. Darroll Pardoe''', a Stourbridge, [[UK]], [[fan]], was a member of the [[Young Science Fiction Reading Group]], the [[BSFA]], the [[Stourbridge Circle]], and of the [[Birmingham Science Fiction Group]], which he joined in 1965. He was active primarily in the 1960s and ’70s. | ||
| − | He took over the | + | He took over the [[editor]]ship of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Checkpoint]]'' from #47, April 1974, changing the format to a single sheet of [[offset-printed]] quarto, folded to give 4pp. He also published some issues of ''[[Les Spinge]]'', one issue of ''[[Dark Horizons]]'' and one of ''[[Vector]]''. He belonged to [[OMPA]]. |
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| + | Darroll died of [[Covid-19]]. He was married to fellow [[fan]] [[Rosemary Pardoe]]. | ||
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| + | [https://www.pardoes.info/roanddarroll/ Website.] | ||
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{{person | born=1943|died=2021}} | {{person | born=1943|died=2021}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:57, 28 November 2022
(May 31, 1943 – January 28, 2021)
W. Darroll Pardoe, a Stourbridge, UK, fan, was a member of the Young Science Fiction Reading Group, the BSFA, the Stourbridge Circle, and of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group, which he joined in 1965. He was active primarily in the 1960s and ’70s.
He took over the editorship of the fanzine Checkpoint from #47, April 1974, changing the format to a single sheet of offset-printed quarto, folded to give 4pp. He also published some issues of Les Spinge, one issue of Dark Horizons and one of Vector. He belonged to OMPA.
Darroll died of Covid-19. He was married to fellow fan Rosemary Pardoe.
- Arthur Rose Weir -- Memorial Anthology
- Checkpoint (some issues)
- Dark Horizons (one issue)
- Just Another Dream Going By
- Les Spinge (some issues)
- Meet on the Ledge
- Pablo (for OMPA)
- Pig on the Wall
- Pigs Can Fly
- Stulticiae Laus.
- Vector (one issue)
| Person | 1943—2021 |
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