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| − | {{DISPLAYTITLE: British Fantasy Society membership 1942–1946 }}The first | + | {{DISPLAYTITLE: British Fantasy Society membership 1942–1946 }} |
| + | The first '''[[British Fantasy Society]] (BFS)''' ran from 1942–1946 and had about 132 members through to August 1946 when the last update was reported in ''[[British Fantasy Society Bulletin]]'' #27. | ||
| − | The Society published full membership lists in its fifth and tenth | + | The Society published full membership lists in its fifth and tenth ''Bulletins'' (another, in effect, in the ''[[Directory of Anglofandom]]'' but see below for some of its errors) and other issues announced the names and (usually) addresses and membership numbers of new recruits so it is possible to almost entirely recreate the full list. There remain a few uncertainties. |
| − | There is | + | * [[Douglas Slack]] doesn't seem to have been assigned a membership number but from context he is either 113 or 114 (although see below). |
| + | * There is a complication concerning [[T. W. Strange]] (or Stronge) and [[D. R. W. Stronge]] (or Strange). They were brothers, and thus presumably both either Strange or Stronge but we don't know which. T. W transferred his membership to D. R. W. in June 1945 because of problems receiving mail, although D. R. W. then paid a triple-rate sub. So they may both be member 28, although if so it's unclear whether that should be seen as sequentially or concurrently; or possibly D. R. W. is member 113. | ||
| + | * 128 and 129 may have been assigned to members announced in bulletin #26, a copy of which hasn't been traced as of 2024. It's a mystery what happened to member 131 as bulletin #27 announces members 130 and 132. | ||
| − | In December 1942 [[Alden H. Norton]] was made an honorary member | + | In December 1942 [[prozine]] editor [[Alden H. Norton]] was made an honorary member for arranging complimentary subscriptions for some UK fans. In ''Bulletin'' #10 in August 1943 the Society set out its position on American members and honorary memberships generally, saying that American fans would not be eligible for membership unless they were honorary. Existing members [[Forrest J Ackerman]] and [[John M. Cunningham]] were given honorary status. In January 1944, honorary memberships were also given to [[Myrtle R. Douglas]], [[Bill Evans|William H. Evans]], [[Joe Gibson]], [[Milt Rothman]], [[Paul J. Searles]] and [[Bob Tucker]], without assigned numbers anymore. In September 1944, [[Walt Dunkelberger]] and [[Bill Watson]] were added, again without numbers. – See also the almost-alphabetical listing in the ''[[Directory of Anglofandom]]'' page (21), January 1945, which contains only 9 Americans, without Rothman and Watson. Of course, due to contingencies of its production and many obvious errors, this can be easily explained away as an inevitable oversight. |
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| + | Names marked * had also been members of the pre-War [[Science Fiction Association]]. Even though the BFS was formed only three years after the SFA was suspended there are only 17 people who were members of both. Names marked H are honorary members, some of whom don't have membership numbers as noted above.. | ||
<div style="column-count:3; vertical-align:top"> | <div style="column-count:3; vertical-align:top"> | ||
| − | * [[Forrest J Ackerman]] ( | + | * [[Forrest J Ackerman]] * (4H) |
* [[John Aiken]] (49) | * [[John Aiken]] (49) | ||
* [[Kenneth Allan]] (95) | * [[Kenneth Allan]] (95) | ||
| + | * [[H. Andrews]] (117) | ||
* [[C. Baker]] (72) | * [[C. Baker]] (72) | ||
* [[Jack Banks]] (29) | * [[Jack Banks]] (29) | ||
* [[Syd A. Beach]] (47) | * [[Syd A. Beach]] (47) | ||
| + | * [[Sid Birchby]] * (115) | ||
* [[Syd Bounds]] (119) | * [[Syd Bounds]] (119) | ||
* [[G. H. Brewer]] (71) | * [[G. H. Brewer]] (71) | ||
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* [[H. Ken Bulmer]] (21) | * [[H. Ken Bulmer]] (21) | ||
* [[L. Burgess]] (76) | * [[L. Burgess]] (76) | ||
| − | * [[John F. Burke]] (56) | + | * [[John F. Burke]] * (56) |
* [[H. S. Burton]] (65) | * [[H. S. Burton]] (65) | ||
* [[Arthur Busby]] (31) | * [[Arthur Busby]] (31) | ||
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* [[Peter Corbishley]] (89) | * [[Peter Corbishley]] (89) | ||
* [[F. N Cramp]] (85) | * [[F. N Cramp]] (85) | ||
| − | * [[John M. Cunningham]] ( | + | * [[John M. Cunningham]] (38H) |
* [[H. J. Cutmore]] (109) | * [[H. J. Cutmore]] (109) | ||
* [[R. J. Daniels]] (130) | * [[R. J. Daniels]] (130) | ||
| − | * [[W. | + | * [[W. Alan Devereux]] * (81) |
* [[Reg Diggins]] (63) | * [[Reg Diggins]] (63) | ||
* [[Donald J. Doughty]] (35) | * [[Donald J. Doughty]] (35) | ||
| − | * [[Myrtle R. Douglas]] ( | + | * [[Myrtle R. Douglas]] * (H) |
* [[J. P. Doyle]] (66) | * [[J. P. Doyle]] (66) | ||
| − | * [[Walt Dunkelberger]] ( | + | * [[Walt Dunkelberger]] (H) |
* [[B. H. Edwards]] (43) | * [[B. H. Edwards]] (43) | ||
| − | * [[George Ellis]] (6) | + | * [[George Ellis]] * (6) |
* [[H. J. Ellis]] (44) | * [[H. J. Ellis]] (44) | ||
| − | * [[Bill Evans|William H. Evans]] ( | + | * [[Bill Evans|William H. Evans]] (H) |
* [[Joyce Fairbairn]] (124) | * [[Joyce Fairbairn]] (124) | ||
* [[Roland Forster]] (16) | * [[Roland Forster]] (16) | ||
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* [[W. Arthur Gibson ]] (23) | * [[W. Arthur Gibson ]] (23) | ||
* [[Jack Gibson]] (32) | * [[Jack Gibson]] (32) | ||
| − | * [[Joe Gibson]] ( | + | * [[Joe Gibson]] (H) |
* [[Bob Gibson|W. R. Gibson]] (36) | * [[Bob Gibson|W. R. Gibson]] (36) | ||
* [[Frederick V. Giles]]<ref>Sometimes referred to as 'Gibs' in the bulletin.</ref> (27) | * [[Frederick V. Giles]]<ref>Sometimes referred to as 'Gibs' in the bulletin.</ref> (27) | ||
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* [[Fred Goodier]] (50) | * [[Fred Goodier]] (50) | ||
* [[William Gooding]] (100) | * [[William Gooding]] (100) | ||
| − | * [[Harold Gottliffe]] (37) | + | * [[Harold Gottliffe]] * (37) |
| − | * [[Maurice K. Hanson]] (15) | + | * [[Maurice K. Hanson]] * (15) |
* [[H. M. Hawes]] (91) | * [[H. M. Hawes]] (91) | ||
* [[Peter Hawkins]] (33) | * [[Peter Hawkins]] (33) | ||
* [[Arthur F. Hillman]] (88) | * [[Arthur F. Hillman]] (88) | ||
* [[Gordon Holbrow]] (67) | * [[Gordon Holbrow]] (67) | ||
| − | * [[Ron Holmes]] (69) | + | * [[Ron Holmes]] * (69) |
* [[Ray Hooker]] (17) | * [[Ray Hooker]] (17) | ||
* [[Eric C. Hopkins]] (121) | * [[Eric C. Hopkins]] (121) | ||
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* [[E. R. James]] (125) | * [[E. R. James]] (125) | ||
* [[Kenneth Johnson]] (20) | * [[Kenneth Johnson]] (20) | ||
| − | * [[Leslie J. Johnson]] (87) | + | * [[Leslie J. Johnson]] * (87) |
* [[R. Rowland Johnson]] (39) | * [[R. Rowland Johnson]] (39) | ||
* [[J. M. Jones]] (93) | * [[J. M. Jones]] (93) | ||
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* [[Ron Lane]] (7) | * [[Ron Lane]] (7) | ||
* [[Norman Lazenby]] (102) | * [[Norman Lazenby]] (102) | ||
| − | * [[Bert Lewis]] (14) | + | * [[Bert Lewis]] * (14) |
| − | * [[Nigel Lindsay]] (103) | + | * [[Nigel Lindsay]] (103)<ref> In ''[[Directory of Anglofandom]]'', "Addenda" page (21), Nigel is listed as "Lindsay; Norman", an obvious mistake just like his "Exexter" in his address. More interestingly his number is given as 104 (seemingly overtyping a "100"); however in the ''[[BFS Bulletin]]'' 21 from March 1945, he is reported as "Linday, N." with the (clearly correct) #103 while 104 went to March, not listed in the ''Directory''. See scan https://fanac.org/fanzines/Brit_Fantasy_Soc_Bulletin/british_fantasy_society_bulletin_21_smith_1945-03-23_fido_39.pdf </ref> |
* [[Allan Longton]] (46) | * [[Allan Longton]] (46) | ||
* [[Michael Lord]] (68) | * [[Michael Lord]] (68) | ||
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* [[Harry Manson]] (107) | * [[Harry Manson]] (107) | ||
* [[A. H. March]] (104) | * [[A. H. March]] (104) | ||
| + | * [[Stanley Mason]] (116) | ||
* [[R. G. Medhurst]] (70) | * [[R. G. Medhurst]] (70) | ||
* [[Alan H. Miles]] (42) | * [[Alan H. Miles]] (42) | ||
* [[J. T. Miller]] (59) | * [[J. T. Miller]] (59) | ||
| − | * [[Eric Moss]] (3) | + | * [[Eric Moss]] * (3) |
* [[Jean Murrey]] (84) | * [[Jean Murrey]] (84) | ||
* [[Eric S. Needham]] (120) | * [[Eric S. Needham]] (120) | ||
* [[John Newman]] (122) | * [[John Newman]] (122) | ||
* [[Walter I. Norcott]] (54) | * [[Walter I. Norcott]] (54) | ||
| − | * [[Alden H. Norton]] ( | + | * [[Alden H. Norton]] (61H) |
* [[Ralph E. Orme]] (18) | * [[Ralph E. Orme]] (18) | ||
* [[S. G. J. Ouseley]] (78) | * [[S. G. J. Ouseley]] (78) | ||
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* [[J. E. Rennison]] (2) | * [[J. E. Rennison]] (2) | ||
* [[Arthur J. Ridgway]] (55) | * [[Arthur J. Ridgway]] (55) | ||
| − | * [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] (1) | + | * [[G. Robinson]] (112) |
| − | * [[Milt Rothman]] ( | + | * [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] * (1) |
| + | * [[Milt Rothman]] (H) | ||
* [[Clifford Russell]] (132) | * [[Clifford Russell]] (132) | ||
| + | * [[Andrew Salmond]] * (118) | ||
* [[Laurence Sandfield]] (75) | * [[Laurence Sandfield]] (75) | ||
* [[Paul J. Searles]] (honorary) | * [[Paul J. Searles]] (honorary) | ||
* [[A. G. Skeel]]<ref>Sometimes referred to as 'Sheel' in the bulletin.</ref> (34) | * [[A. G. Skeel]]<ref>Sometimes referred to as 'Sheel' in the bulletin.</ref> (34) | ||
* [[Robert J. Silburn]] (41) | * [[Robert J. Silburn]] (41) | ||
| − | * [[D. R. Smith]] (11) | + | * [[Douglas Slack]] (113 or 114) |
| + | * [[D. R. Smith]] * (11) | ||
* [[J. Stephenson]] (127) | * [[J. Stephenson]] (127) | ||
* [[R. G. Stewart]] (82) | * [[R. G. Stewart]] (82) | ||
* [[T. W. Strange]] (28) | * [[T. W. Strange]] (28) | ||
| − | * [[D. R. W. Stronge]] (28) | + | * [[D. R. W. Stronge]] (28 or 113) |
* [[B. G. W. Tayler]] (108) | * [[B. G. W. Tayler]] (108) | ||
| − | * [[William F. Temple]] (13) | + | * [[William F. Temple]] * (13) |
* [[E. C. Tubb]] (101) | * [[E. C. Tubb]] (101) | ||
| − | * [[Bob Tucker]] ( | + | * [[Bob Tucker]] (H) |
* [[Dennis Tucker]] (8) | * [[Dennis Tucker]] (8) | ||
* [[I. M. Vinter]] (64) | * [[I. M. Vinter]] (64) | ||
* [[Victor S. Walton]] (51) | * [[Victor S. Walton]] (51) | ||
* [[Frederick W. Ward]] (12) | * [[Frederick W. Ward]] (12) | ||
| − | * [[Bill Watson]] ( | + | * [[Bill Watson]] (H) |
* [[John Webb]] (74) | * [[John Webb]] (74) | ||
* [[James R. Wiggins]] (52) | * [[James R. Wiggins]] (52) | ||
* [[Arthur F. Williams]] (58) | * [[Arthur F. Williams]] (58) | ||
* [[Gus Willmorth]] (90) | * [[Gus Willmorth]] (90) | ||
| − | * [[C. S. Youd]] (99) | + | * [[C. S. Youd]] * (99) |
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | The final issue of the BFS | + | The final issue of the ''BFS Bulletin'' was #28 published in November 1946 but a copy hasn't been located and so we don't know if there were any more last minute members before the Society dissolved. |
{{club| start=1942 | end=1946}} | {{club| start=1942 | end=1946}} | ||
[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
| + | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:56, 31 August 2024
The first British Fantasy Society (BFS) ran from 1942–1946 and had about 132 members through to August 1946 when the last update was reported in British Fantasy Society Bulletin #27.
The Society published full membership lists in its fifth and tenth Bulletins (another, in effect, in the Directory of Anglofandom but see below for some of its errors) and other issues announced the names and (usually) addresses and membership numbers of new recruits so it is possible to almost entirely recreate the full list. There remain a few uncertainties.
- Douglas Slack doesn't seem to have been assigned a membership number but from context he is either 113 or 114 (although see below).
- There is a complication concerning T. W. Strange (or Stronge) and D. R. W. Stronge (or Strange). They were brothers, and thus presumably both either Strange or Stronge but we don't know which. T. W transferred his membership to D. R. W. in June 1945 because of problems receiving mail, although D. R. W. then paid a triple-rate sub. So they may both be member 28, although if so it's unclear whether that should be seen as sequentially or concurrently; or possibly D. R. W. is member 113.
- 128 and 129 may have been assigned to members announced in bulletin #26, a copy of which hasn't been traced as of 2024. It's a mystery what happened to member 131 as bulletin #27 announces members 130 and 132.
In December 1942 prozine editor Alden H. Norton was made an honorary member for arranging complimentary subscriptions for some UK fans. In Bulletin #10 in August 1943 the Society set out its position on American members and honorary memberships generally, saying that American fans would not be eligible for membership unless they were honorary. Existing members Forrest J Ackerman and John M. Cunningham were given honorary status. In January 1944, honorary memberships were also given to Myrtle R. Douglas, William H. Evans, Joe Gibson, Milt Rothman, Paul J. Searles and Bob Tucker, without assigned numbers anymore. In September 1944, Walt Dunkelberger and Bill Watson were added, again without numbers. – See also the almost-alphabetical listing in the Directory of Anglofandom page (21), January 1945, which contains only 9 Americans, without Rothman and Watson. Of course, due to contingencies of its production and many obvious errors, this can be easily explained away as an inevitable oversight.
Names marked * had also been members of the pre-War Science Fiction Association. Even though the BFS was formed only three years after the SFA was suspended there are only 17 people who were members of both. Names marked H are honorary members, some of whom don't have membership numbers as noted above..
- Forrest J Ackerman * (4H)
- John Aiken (49)
- Kenneth Allan (95)
- H. Andrews (117)
- C. Baker (72)
- Jack Banks (29)
- Syd A. Beach (47)
- Sid Birchby * (115)
- Syd Bounds (119)
- G. H. Brewer (71)
- John Briston (25)
- Colin Brown (126)
- Fred Brown (60)
- H. Ken Bulmer (21)
- L. Burgess (76)
- John F. Burke * (56)
- H. S. Burton (65)
- Arthur Busby (31)
- Edward J. Carnell (40)
- Ken Chadwick (57)
- A. Bertram Chandler (97)
- R. Chittock (45)
- Peter Corbishley (89)
- F. N Cramp (85)
- John M. Cunningham (38H)
- H. J. Cutmore (109)
- R. J. Daniels (130)
- W. Alan Devereux * (81)
- Reg Diggins (63)
- Donald J. Doughty (35)
- Myrtle R. Douglas * (H)
- J. P. Doyle (66)
- Walt Dunkelberger (H)
- B. H. Edwards (43)
- George Ellis * (6)
- H. J. Ellis (44)
- William H. Evans (H)
- Joyce Fairbairn (124)
- Roland Forster (16)
- H. P. Freedman (77)
- Bruce Gaffron (92)
- Anne Gardiner (80)
- Derek Gardiner (22)
- A. W. Gardner (24)
- W. Arthur Gibson (23)
- Jack Gibson (32)
- Joe Gibson (H)
- W. R. Gibson (36)
- Frederick V. Giles[1] (27)
- Walter Gillings (62)
- Jack Gillot (86)
- E. A Godfrey (98)
- H. Gomberg[2] (96)
- Fred Goodier (50)
- William Gooding (100)
- Harold Gottliffe * (37)
- Maurice K. Hanson * (15)
- H. M. Hawes (91)
- Peter Hawkins (33)
- Arthur F. Hillman (88)
- Gordon Holbrow (67)
- Ron Holmes * (69)
- Ray Hooker (17)
- Eric C. Hopkins (121)
- Donald Houston (10)
- Tom Hughes (26)
- E. R. James (125)
- Kenneth Johnson (20)
- Leslie J. Johnson * (87)
- R. Rowland Johnson (39)
- J. M. Jones (93)
- R. F. Jones (111)
- W. Jordan (105)
- Harry Kay (83)
- Peter Knott (30)
- Joan Lane (94)
- Ron Lane (7)
- Norman Lazenby (102)
- Bert Lewis * (14)
- Nigel Lindsay (103)[3]
- Allan Longton (46)
- Michael Lord (68)
- Edwin Macdonald (9)
- Harry Manson (107)
- A. H. March (104)
- Stanley Mason (116)
- R. G. Medhurst (70)
- Alan H. Miles (42)
- J. T. Miller (59)
- Eric Moss * (3)
- Jean Murrey (84)
- Eric S. Needham (120)
- John Newman (122)
- Walter I. Norcott (54)
- Alden H. Norton (61H)
- Ralph E. Orme (18)
- S. G. J. Ouseley (78)
- Terry Overton (5)
- E. Frank Parker (48)
- Julian Parr (19)
- Eric F. Patterson (53)
- C. C. Peart (110)
- John Pennington (79)
- Gilbert Pusey (73)
- James Parkhill Rathbone (106)
- F. G. Rayer (123)
- J. E. Rennison (2)
- Arthur J. Ridgway (55)
- G. Robinson (112)
- J. Michael Rosenblum * (1)
- Milt Rothman (H)
- Clifford Russell (132)
- Andrew Salmond * (118)
- Laurence Sandfield (75)
- Paul J. Searles (honorary)
- A. G. Skeel[4] (34)
- Robert J. Silburn (41)
- Douglas Slack (113 or 114)
- D. R. Smith * (11)
- J. Stephenson (127)
- R. G. Stewart (82)
- T. W. Strange (28)
- D. R. W. Stronge (28 or 113)
- B. G. W. Tayler (108)
- William F. Temple * (13)
- E. C. Tubb (101)
- Bob Tucker (H)
- Dennis Tucker (8)
- I. M. Vinter (64)
- Victor S. Walton (51)
- Frederick W. Ward (12)
- Bill Watson (H)
- John Webb (74)
- James R. Wiggins (52)
- Arthur F. Williams (58)
- Gus Willmorth (90)
- C. S. Youd * (99)
The final issue of the BFS Bulletin was #28 published in November 1946 but a copy hasn't been located and so we don't know if there were any more last minute members before the Society dissolved.
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- ↑ Sometimes referred to as 'Gibs' in the bulletin.
- ↑ Referred to as 'Gompertz' in the bulletin.
- ↑ In Directory of Anglofandom, "Addenda" page (21), Nigel is listed as "Lindsay; Norman", an obvious mistake just like his "Exexter" in his address. More interestingly his number is given as 104 (seemingly overtyping a "100"); however in the BFS Bulletin 21 from March 1945, he is reported as "Linday, N." with the (clearly correct) #103 while 104 went to March, not listed in the Directory. See scan https://fanac.org/fanzines/Brit_Fantasy_Soc_Bulletin/british_fantasy_society_bulletin_21_smith_1945-03-23_fido_39.pdf
- ↑ Sometimes referred to as 'Sheel' in the bulletin.
