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[[File:MadleBob1957.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Bob Madle at [[Loncon]], 1957.''' ]]
 
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'''Robert A. Madle''', an [[eo-fan]], started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was an active fan by 1935. He was one of the [[Phillies]], a participant in the [[Widneride]], a founder of [[First Fandom]], member of the [[committee]] for [[Philcon I]], attendee at the [[First Convention]] in 1936, [[TAFF]] winner in 1957 (and published ''[[A Fake Fan in London]]'' as his [[trip report]]), publisher of ''[[Fantascience Digest]]'', was part of the [[Philly]] slate which challenged the [[Wollheimists]] in the [[FAPA]] election of 1938.
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'''Robert Albert Madle''', who died at age 102 in October 2022, was the last of the [[First Fandom|First Fans]] who remained active in [[fandom]] throughout his lifetime. He was [[Worldcon]] [[FGoH]] at [[SunCon]] in 1977, and was nominated for the [[1956 Best Feature Writer Hugo]].  
  
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He was a Trustee of [[WSFA]] in the 1960s, co-founder of [[PSFS]], member of the [[Washington in '77]] [[Worldcon bid]], discovered [[fandom]] in 1933, attended the [[first Worldcon]], attended [[Boskone I]] in 1941, founded the [[Carolina SF Society]] in [[Charlotte, NC]] in the early 50s, and for many years has been a highly respected [[huckster]] which he continues to this day by mail-order.
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An [[eo-fan]], Bob started reading [[sf]] in 1933 and was an active fan by 1935. He attended the [[First Convention]] in 1936, the [[first Worldcon]] in 1939, and [[Boskone I]] in 1941. He was co-founder of [[PSFS]] and one of the [[Phillies]], as well as part of the [[Philly]] slate which challenged the [[Wollheimists]] in the [[FAPA]] [[FAPA#FAPA Campaign|election of 1938]] and a member of the [[committee]] for [[Philcon I]], the 1947 [[Worldcon]].
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Madle was [[TAFF]] winner in 1957 (and published ''[[A Fake Fan in London]]'' as his [[trip report]]). He [[published]] ''[[Fantascience Digest]]''.
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He founded the [[Carolina SF Society]] in [[Charlotte, NC]], in the early 1950s, was a founder of the [[First Fandom#(2) The Club, First Fandom|First Fandom club]], a Trustee of [[WSFA]] in the 1960s, member of the [[Washington in '77]] [[Worldcon bid]], and for many years was a highly respected [[huckster]], a role he continued by mail-order.
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[[File:1stcon1936.jpeg|thumb|center|upright=2.5| '''The majority of the attendees of the world's [[First Convention|first science fiction convention]] in 1936, from left: [[Oswald Train]], [[Donald A. Wollheim]], [[Milton A. Rothman]], [[Frederik Pohl]], [[John B. Michel]], [[William S. Sykora]] (holding the [[NYB-ISA]] flag), David A. Kyle, and Robert Madle.  They're standing in front of Independence Hall in [[Philadelphia]].''' ''Photo by [[Herbert E. Goudket]].'']]
  
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He was [[Worldcon]] [[FGoH]] at [[SunCon]] and was nominated for the [[1956 Best Feature Writer Hugo]]. He is the last of the original members of [[First Fandom]].
 
  
 
[[File:1939ConeyCar.jpeg|frame|center| '''During the [[first Worldcon]] in 1939, [[fans]] took the opportunity to visit Coney Island, where this [[foto]]-op took place. '''''Front, from left:''''' [[Mark Reinsberg]], [[Jack Agnew]], [[Ross Rocklynne]].''' ''Rear:'' '''[[V. Kidwell]], Robert Madle, [[Erle Korshak]], [[Ray Bradbury]], July 4, 1939.''' ''Courtesy of Robert Madle.'']]
 
[[File:1939ConeyCar.jpeg|frame|center| '''During the [[first Worldcon]] in 1939, [[fans]] took the opportunity to visit Coney Island, where this [[foto]]-op took place. '''''Front, from left:''''' [[Mark Reinsberg]], [[Jack Agnew]], [[Ross Rocklynne]].''' ''Rear:'' '''[[V. Kidwell]], Robert Madle, [[Erle Korshak]], [[Ray Bradbury]], July 4, 1939.''' ''Courtesy of Robert Madle.'']]
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'''More reading:'''
 
'''More reading:'''
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Mimosa/Mimosa27.pdf “A Personal Sense of Wonder”] by Madle in ''[[Mimosa]]'' 27 (December 2001, p. 15)
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Mimosa/Mimosa27.pdf “A Personal Sense of Wonder”] by Madle in ''[[Mimosa]]'' 27 (December 2001, p. 15).
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* Original Member Spotlight feature in ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]] (New Series #44, 2nd Quarter, 2015)''
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* Original Member Spotlight feature in ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]] (New Series #44, 2nd Quarter, 2015)''.
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* Founding Member article in the October 2015 issue (Volume 74, Number 10) of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''
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* Founding Member article in the October 2015 issue (Volume 74, Number 10) of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]''.
 
* Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=9}}.
 
* Early short biography in {{WhosWho1940|page=9}}.
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24461 Bibliography at ISFDB. ]
 
* [https://firstfandomexperience.org/2020/05/27/robert-a-madle-in-1930s-fandom/ “Robert A. Madle in 1930s Fandom”] by [[FFE]], May 27, 2020.  
 
* [https://firstfandomexperience.org/2020/05/27/robert-a-madle-in-1930s-fandom/ “Robert A. Madle in 1930s Fandom”] by [[FFE]], May 27, 2020.  
 
* {{link | website=https://youtu.be/VP46MzqT67M |text=Video of 2013 interview}} by [[Joe Siclari]].  
 
* {{link | website=https://youtu.be/VP46MzqT67M |text=Video of 2013 interview}} by [[Joe Siclari]].  
 
* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2ft8jv4/?_=1602215725740 Photo] at [[St. Louiscon]], 1969.  
 
* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2ft8jv4/?_=1602215725740 Photo] at [[St. Louiscon]], 1969.  
 
* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n21j98jp/ Photo] with [[Frank Pipes]], right, at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.  
 
* [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n21j98jp/ Photo] with [[Frank Pipes]], right, at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.  
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* [https://file770.com/bob-madle-1920-2022/ Obsequies] by [[Curt Phillips]].
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* [https://file770.com/robert-allen-bob-madle-june-2-1920-october-8-2022/ Obituary] at ''[[File 770]]''.
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* [https://locusmag.com/2022/10/robert-a-madle-1920-2022/ Obituary] at ''[[Locus]]''.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 25 April 2023

(June 2, 1920 – October 8, 2022)

Bob Madle at Loncon, 1957.

Robert Albert Madle, who died at age 102 in October 2022, was the last of the First Fans who remained active in fandom throughout his lifetime. He was Worldcon FGoH at SunCon in 1977, and was nominated for the 1956 Best Feature Writer Hugo.

An eo-fan, Bob started reading sf in 1933 and was an active fan by 1935. He attended the First Convention in 1936, the first Worldcon in 1939, and Boskone I in 1941. He was co-founder of PSFS and one of the Phillies, as well as part of the Philly slate which challenged the Wollheimists in the FAPA election of 1938 and a member of the committee for Philcon, the 1947 Worldcon.

Madle was TAFF winner in 1957 (and published A Fake Fan in London as his trip report). He published Fantascience Digest.

He founded the Carolina SF Society in Charlotte, NC, in the early 1950s, was a founder of the First Fandom club, a Trustee of WSFA in the 1960s, member of the Washington in '77 Worldcon bid, and for many years was a highly respected huckster, a role he continued by mail-order.


The majority of the attendees of the world's first science fiction convention in 1936, from left: Oswald Train, Donald A. Wollheim, Milton A. Rothman, Frederik Pohl, John B. Michel, William S. Sykora (holding the NYB-ISA flag), David A. Kyle, and Robert Madle. They're standing in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Photo by Herbert E. Goudket.


During the first Worldcon in 1939, fans took the opportunity to visit Coney Island, where this foto-op took place. Front, from left: Mark Reinsberg, Jack Agnew, Ross Rocklynne. Rear: Vincent Kidwell, Robert Madle, Erle Korshak, Ray Bradbury, July 4, 1939. Courtesy of Robert Madle.


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