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(February 23, 1917 – February 22, 1995) | (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]],<ref>[[Fan]] sources and contemporary newspaper articles refer to Marvis and Vincent as brothers. However, while at least one photo of the [[Decker Dillies]] identifies a man as [[Vincent 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, while at least one photo of the [[Decker Dillies]] identifies a man as Marvis’ brother, [[Vincent Manning]], we have found no evidence in the public records that Marvis had a brother named Vincent. Marvis' only sibling, according to Census records, his younger brother Ray Dale, died of an illness at 15.</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]]. However, they turn up again on the membership rolls of [[Chicon II]] in 1952. | Like all the Dillies, the Mannings had [[gafiated]] by the end of [[World War II]]. However, they turn up again on the membership rolls of [[Chicon II]] in 1952. | ||
| − | Marvis 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. Marvis also had a farm. | + | Marvis 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. Marvis and Vincent also had a farm together. |
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35205880/marvis-royce-manning FindaGrave entry. ] | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35205880/marvis-royce-manning FindaGrave entry. ] | ||
Revision as of 01:28, 28 October 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. However, they turn up again on the membership rolls of Chicon II in 1952.
Marvis 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. Marvis and Vincent also had a farm together.
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- ↑ Fan sources and contemporary newspaper articles refer to Marvis and Vincent as brothers. However, while at least one photo of the Decker Dillies identifies a man as Marvis’ brother, Vincent Manning, we have found no evidence in the public records that Marvis had a brother named Vincent. Marvis' only sibling, according to Census records, his younger brother Ray Dale, died of an illness at 15.
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