Difference between revisions of "Jack Darrow"
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| + | '''Jack Darrow''' was a [[fan name]] adopted by '''Clifford Kornoelje'''. He was active in the [[Chicago Clubs#Chicago Science Fiction League|Chicago SFL]] in the 1930s. [[Bob Madle]] described him as "one of the period's two most prolific letter writers" and [[Sam Moskowitz]] as a "prominent example of [[readers]] who won their fame in the [[letter columns]]." | ||
| − | Darrow | + | Darrow wrote for various [[fanzines]], including the [[CSFL]]'s [[clubzine]], ''[[The Fourteen Leaflet]]''. Along with [[Otto Binder]] and [[William Dellenback]], he traveled to [[New York]] in June 1935 to meet members of the [[GNYSFL|New York chapter]] of the [[Science Fiction League]], but arrived a day after the meeting on June 29, touring the city with [[Charles D. Hornig]], [[Mort Weisinger]], and [[Julius Schwartz]]. He returned to [[New York]] four years later to attend the [[first Worldcon]]. |
| − | + | Darrow served as assistant [[director]] for the re-formed [[Chicago Clubs#Chicago Science Fiction League|Chicago SFL]] (known as the [[Chicago Clubs#Chicago Science Fictioneers|Chicago Science Fictioneers]]) in 1939 in [[William Hamling]]'s attempt to run [[Chicon I]], but the con was run by the [[Illini Fantasy Fictioneers]] instead. | |
| − | [[Eando Binder]]'s novel ''The Mind from Out Space'' is dedicated to Kornoelje, referring to him as the authors' first fan. | + | He was mentioned in [[Terry Carr]]'s satire "[[Egoboo for Algernon]]" (''[[Ragnarok]] 8'', January 1961). [[Eando Binder]]'s [[novel]] ''The Mind from Out Space'' is dedicated to Kornoelje, referring to him as the [[authors]]' first fan. |
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 8 May 2023
(May 14, 1912 – May 12, 2001)
Jack Darrow was a fan name adopted by Clifford Kornoelje. He was active in the Chicago SFL in the 1930s. Bob Madle described him as "one of the period's two most prolific letter writers" and Sam Moskowitz as a "prominent example of readers who won their fame in the letter columns."
Darrow wrote for various fanzines, including the CSFL's clubzine, The Fourteen Leaflet. Along with Otto Binder and William Dellenback, he traveled to New York in June 1935 to meet members of the New York chapter of the Science Fiction League, but arrived a day after the meeting on June 29, touring the city with Charles D. Hornig, Mort Weisinger, and Julius Schwartz. He returned to New York four years later to attend the first Worldcon.
Darrow served as assistant director for the re-formed Chicago SFL (known as the Chicago Science Fictioneers) in 1939 in William Hamling's attempt to run Chicon I, but the con was run by the Illini Fantasy Fictioneers instead.
He was mentioned in Terry Carr's satire "Egoboo for Algernon" (Ragnarok 8, January 1961). Eando Binder's novel The Mind from Out Space is dedicated to Kornoelje, referring to him as the authors' first fan.
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| Nickname taken by Clifford Kornoelje. |
| Person | 1912—2001 |
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