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[[File:Elmer Perdue at Nycon 3 in 1967 by and copyright (c) Andrew I. Porter.png|thumb|'''Elmer Perdue at [[Nycon 3]] in 1967.'''<br>''Photo by and copyright © [[Andrew I. Porter]]''.]]
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(April 29, 1919 – January 2, 1989)
  
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[[Ephless El]] was an early fan who was host of the [[Caspercons]] during the [[war]], and a member of the [[Washington Worry-Warts]]. He was active in [[FAPA]], and a member of the [[Washington Vigilante Three]] during the [[Philadelphia Blitzkrieg]], (though, ironically, he was was the ''inactive'' [[OE]] who was pushed out of office in the late 40s by the [[Insurgents]]), publisher of ''[[FAPAzine]]'', member of the [[Order of Dagon]] and the [[Brain Trust]]. He was a defender of [[Yngvi]].
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'''Elmer Perdue''' (aka [[Ephless El]], '''li'l Elmer''' and [[520 07 0328]]) was an early and longtime [[fan]]. He was host of the [[Caspercons]] in [[Wyoming]] during [[World War II]], and a member of the [[Washington Worry-Warts]]. He had a [[Fine Mind]] and was famous for loud neckties.  
  
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He was active in [[FAPA]], and a member of the [[Washington Vigilante Three]] during the [[Philadelphia Blitzkrieg]] (though, ironically, he was the ''inactive'' [[OE]] who was pushed out of office in the late ’40s by the [[Insurgents]]), publisher of ''[[FAPAzine]]'', member of the [[Order of Dagon]] and the [[Brain Trust]].  He was a defender of [[Yngvi]]. He was a charter member of the [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941.
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* ''[[Blitzkrieg]]''
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He played piano. He briefly dated [[Morojo]] after he moved to [[LA]] and she broke up with [[Forry Ackerman]]. He was married to [[Betty Perdue]]; they lived in [[Tendril Towers]] in [[LA]] and belonged to [[LASFS]].
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* “[[Myrtle Rebecca Douglas: An Appreciation]]” by Elmer Perdue.
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* Founding Member [[article]] in {{TNFF|date=February 2017 |volume=76|number=2}}.
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* [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?109244 Bibliography at ISFDB.]
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[[File:PerdueElmer&friends.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=.75|'''Elmer Perdue''' ''(foreground)'' '''at the piano with Vernell “Mac” Glenn''' ''(center)'' '''and Servando “Bud” Cervantes de Ayala''', ''from'' [[Elmurmurings]] ''3 (August 1944).'' ]]
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* ''[[520 07 0328]]'' [1960s–80s] (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[A (Brief) Fanzine for Dave Van Arnam]]''
 
* ''[[A (Brief) Fanzine for Dave Van Arnam]]''
 
* ''[[Elmurmurings]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Elmurmurings]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Requiem]]'' (with his wife, [[Betty Perdue]]).
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* ''[[FAPA Blotter]]''
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* ''[[FAPAzine (Perdue)]]''
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He was a charter member of the [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] (N3F) in 1941, and was the subject of a Founding Member article by Jon D. Swartz in {{TNFF|date=February, 2017 issue |volume=76|number=2}}.
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* ''[[Myrtle Rebecca Douglas: An Appreciation]]''
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* ''[[Requiem (Perdue)]]'' (with his wife, [[Betty Perdue]])
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* ''[[War in Heaven]]'' aka ''Blitzkrieg'' [1940] (for [[FAPA]], with [[Milt Rothman]] and [[Jack Speer]])
  
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He was [[GoH]] at [[Quakecon]] in 1978.
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* 1979 — [[Quakecon]]
  
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See his article: [[Myrtle Rebecca Douglas -- An Appreciation]]
 
  
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{{person | born=1919 | died=1989}}
 
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 13 March 2023

Elmer Perdue at Nycon 3 in 1967.
Photo by and copyright © Andrew I. Porter.

(April 29, 1919 – January 2, 1989)

Elmer Perdue (aka Ephless El, li'l Elmer and 520 07 0328) was an early and longtime fan. He was host of the Caspercons in Wyoming during World War II, and a member of the Washington Worry-Warts. He had a Fine Mind and was famous for loud neckties.

He was active in FAPA, and a member of the Washington Vigilante Three during the Philadelphia Blitzkrieg (though, ironically, he was the inactive OE who was pushed out of office in the late ’40s by the Insurgents), publisher of FAPAzine, member of the Order of Dagon and the Brain Trust. He was a defender of Yngvi. He was a charter member of the National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941.

He played piano. He briefly dated Morojo after he moved to LA and she broke up with Forry Ackerman. He was married to Betty Perdue; they lived in Tendril Towers in LA and belonged to LASFS.

Elmer Perdue (foreground) at the piano with Vernell “Mac” Glenn (center) and Servando “Bud” Cervantes de Ayala, from Elmurmurings 3 (August 1944).

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