Difference between revisions of "Samuel D. Russell"
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| + | [[File:Sam Russell (1940s). Courtesy of Rob Hansen.jpg|thumb|left|upright|'''Sam Russell'''. ''From ''VOM'' 23 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOM/Voice_of_the_Imagi-Nation-of-the-imagi-nation-23-ackerman-morojo-1942-06.pdf June 1942]).'']] | ||
'''Samuel Davenport Russell''', a [[fan]] who became active in the late 1930s, joined [[MFS]] in [[Minneapolis]] in the early ’40s, then was very active in [[LASFS]] in [[Los Angeles]] during [[World War II]]. | '''Samuel Davenport Russell''', a [[fan]] who became active in the late 1930s, joined [[MFS]] in [[Minneapolis]] in the early ’40s, then was very active in [[LASFS]] in [[Los Angeles]] during [[World War II]]. | ||
| − | He was deeply interested in [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and | + | He was deeply interested in [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and [[co-edited]] ''[[The Acolyte]]'' with [[Francis Towner Laney]] in the 1940s; in 1996, it was a [[1946 Best Fanzine Retro Hugo]] nominee. He [[published]] ''[[Haunted]]'' in the ’60s. He published ''[[Have at Thee Knanves]]'' as part of the [[War of the Knanves]]. He was a member of [[FAPA]] from September 1942 to August 1948 and again (briefly, as he did not contribute and was dropped for inactivity) in 1969–70. |
| − | During and after the war, Russell was an undercover FBI agent who, among other things, investigated many [[LASFS]] members. He testified about them — blowing his cover — during the McCarthy era (with no untoward consequences), but later reconciled with | + | During and after the war, Russell was an undercover FBI agent who, among other things, investigated many [[LASFS]] members. He testified about them — blowing his cover — during the McCarthy era (with no untoward consequences). Fandom was naturally aghast, but later, some LASFans reconciled with him. He [[gafiated]] for a number of years, but became [[revenant]] in 1962. |
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| + | He and his wife, [[Florence Russell]], moved to [[England]] in 1972, where he died. | ||
[http://www.fiawol.org.uk/fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/LASFS/russell.htm Detailed history] by [[Rob Hansen]]. | [http://www.fiawol.org.uk/fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/LASFS/russell.htm Detailed history] by [[Rob Hansen]]. | ||
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* ''[[Fantasite]]'' [1946] (associated editor) | * ''[[Fantasite]]'' [1946] (associated editor) | ||
* ''[[Fantasy Critic]]'' [1946] (for FAPA) | * ''[[Fantasy Critic]]'' [1946] (for FAPA) | ||
| + | * ''[[Haunted]]'' [1953-63] | ||
* ''[[Have at Thee Knanves]]'' [1943] (for FAPA) | * ''[[Have at Thee Knanves]]'' [1943] (for FAPA) | ||
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* ''[[Science-Fiction Goo]]'' [1942] (for FAPA) | * ''[[Science-Fiction Goo]]'' [1942] (for FAPA) | ||
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{{person | born=1919 | died=1975}} | {{person | born=1919 | died=1975}} | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 14 April 2023
(March 1, 1919 – July 14, 1975)
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Samuel Davenport Russell, a fan who became active in the late 1930s, joined MFS in Minneapolis in the early ’40s, then was very active in LASFS in Los Angeles during World War II.
He was deeply interested in H. P. Lovecraft and co-edited The Acolyte with Francis Towner Laney in the 1940s; in 1996, it was a 1946 Best Fanzine Retro Hugo nominee. He published Haunted in the ’60s. He published Have at Thee Knanves as part of the War of the Knanves. He was a member of FAPA from September 1942 to August 1948 and again (briefly, as he did not contribute and was dropped for inactivity) in 1969–70.
During and after the war, Russell was an undercover FBI agent who, among other things, investigated many LASFS members. He testified about them — blowing his cover — during the McCarthy era (with no untoward consequences). Fandom was naturally aghast, but later, some LASFans reconciled with him. He gafiated for a number of years, but became revenant in 1962.
He and his wife, Florence Russell, moved to England in 1972, where he died.
Detailed history by Rob Hansen.
- The Acolyte [1942-46] (co-editor; some issues)
- Decimal Classification of Fantastic Fiction (for FAPA)
- Eight Pages [1947] (for FAPA)
- Fantasite [1946] (associated editor)
- Fantasy Critic [1946] (for FAPA)
- Haunted [1953-63]
- Have at Thee Knanves [1943] (for FAPA)
- Science-Fiction Goo [1942] (for FAPA)
| Person | 1919—1975 |
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