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Leiber was a writer of fantasy, horror and [[sf]]. He was also an actor, chess player and a champion fencer.
 
Leiber was a writer of fantasy, horror and [[sf]]. He was also an actor, chess player and a champion fencer.
  
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While primarily a professional writer, he had a long and close relationship with [[fandom]].  He was a member of the [[Hyborian Legion]] and of [[LASFS]], an attendee at [[Centracon]], and a contributor to ''[[Vorpal Glass]]'' and ''[[Amra]]''.  He was also one of the leaders of the [[chicago 1959|Chicago: 1959]] [[Worldcon bid]].  He also acted in a [[fannish]] [[fantasy]] film by [[Unicorn Productions]] and helped compose at least one [[fannish musical]].
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While primarily a professional writer, he had a long and close relationship with [[fandom]].  He was a member of the [[Hyborian Legion]] and of [[LASFS]], an attendee at [[Centracon]], and a contributor to ''[[Vorpal Glass]]'' and ''[[Amra]]''.  He was also one of the leaders of the [[chicago 1959|Chicago: 1959]] [[Worldcon bid]].  He acted in the title role of a [[fannish]] [[fantasy]] film by [[Unicorn Productions]], ''[[The Genie]]'', in 1959, and helped compose at least one [[fannish musical]].
  
 
As a writer, his first sale was to ''[[Unknown]]'' and he contributed to the [[Lovecraft mythos]].  His most famous creations were the characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser.  In 1962 [[Chicon III]] presented a [[special committee award]] to him and and Hoffman Electronic Corporation for the use of [[SF]] in advertisements.   
 
As a writer, his first sale was to ''[[Unknown]]'' and he contributed to the [[Lovecraft mythos]].  His most famous creations were the characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser.  In 1962 [[Chicon III]] presented a [[special committee award]] to him and and Hoffman Electronic Corporation for the use of [[SF]] in advertisements.   
  
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He left some papers to the University of Houston where they form the {{link | website=https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/1984_003 | text=Fritz Leiber Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Flyers & Programs}}
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He left some papers to the University of Houston where they form the {{link | website=https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/1984_003 | text=Fritz Leiber Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Flyers & Programs}}.
  
 
* {{SFE|name=Leiber_fritz}}  
 
* {{SFE|name=Leiber_fritz}}  
 
* {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1B_EEFq1Bw|text=Video of Fritz Leiber talking about monsters at Pacificon II}}
 
* {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1B_EEFq1Bw|text=Video of Fritz Leiber talking about monsters at Pacificon II}}
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* [https://youtu.be/JjnG2YYsmNY “The Genie”]
  
 
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Revision as of 17:37, 25 January 2021

(December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992)

Leiber was a writer of fantasy, horror and sf. He was also an actor, chess player and a champion fencer.

While primarily a professional writer, he had a long and close relationship with fandom. He was a member of the Hyborian Legion and of LASFS, an attendee at Centracon, and a contributor to Vorpal Glass and Amra. He was also one of the leaders of the Chicago: 1959 Worldcon bid. He acted in the title role of a fannish fantasy film by Unicorn Productions, The Genie, in 1959, and helped compose at least one fannish musical.

As a writer, his first sale was to Unknown and he contributed to the Lovecraft mythos. His most famous creations were the characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. In 1962 Chicon III presented a special committee award to him and and Hoffman Electronic Corporation for the use of SF in advertisements.

He left some papers to the University of Houston where they form the Fritz Leiber Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Flyers & Programs.

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