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| − | '''Marvis Royce Manning''', an [[Indiana]] [[fan]], was a member of the [[Decker Dillies]]. He [[published]] ''[[Pluto]]'' with his brother, [[Vincent Manning]], and attended [[Chicon]], the 1940 [[Worldcon]], for which he was on the national advisory [[board]], and the [[Denvention]] the following year. He was married to [[Faye Manning]]. | + | '''Marvis Royce Manning''', an [[Indiana]] [[fan]], was a member of the [[Decker Dillies]]. He [[published]] ''[[Pluto]]'' with his brother, [[Vincent Manning]],<ref>[[Fan]] sources and contemporary newspaper articles refer to Marvis and Vincent as brothers. However, there’s no public record of Vincent’s existence.</ref> and attended [[Chicon]], the 1940 [[Worldcon]], for which he was on the national advisory [[board]], and the [[Denvention]] the following year. He was married to [[Faye Manning]]. |
| − | Like all the Dillies, the Mannings had [[gafiated]] by the end of [[World War II]]. He was a | + | Like all the Dillies, the Mannings had [[gafiated]] by the end of [[World War II]]. He had been a pilot before [[World War II]], and joined the Army Air Corps in 1942. Marvis was a pharmacist by trade; he attended Indiana University and the Indiana School of Pharmacy. The Manning Brothers also had a farm. |
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35205880/marvis-royce-manning FindaGrave entry. ] | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35205880/marvis-royce-manning FindaGrave entry. ] | ||
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Revision as of 09:46, 22 September 2022
(February 23, 1917 – February 22, 1995)
Marvis Royce Manning, an Indiana fan, was a member of the Decker Dillies. He published Pluto with his brother, Vincent Manning,[1] and attended Chicon, the 1940 Worldcon, for which he was on the national advisory board, and the Denvention the following year. He was married to Faye Manning.
Like all the Dillies, the Mannings had gafiated by the end of World War II. He had been a pilot before World War II, and joined the Army Air Corps in 1942. Marvis was a pharmacist by trade; he attended Indiana University and the Indiana School of Pharmacy. The Manning Brothers also had a farm.
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| Person | 1917—1995 |
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