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'''Jean Murrey''' (sometimes spelled '''Jean Murray''') was a [[UK]] [[fan]] and [[fanartist]] from Middlesex active in the 1940s. She was a member of the [[British Fantasy Society]] and when she joined in September 1943 [[D. R. Smith]] described her as 'Beefasmette Number Two', their second female member after [[Anne Gardiner]]<ref>Smith had earlier proposed that male members of the BFS were 'Beefasms', female 'Beefasmettes'.</ref>. | '''Jean Murrey''' (sometimes spelled '''Jean Murray''') was a [[UK]] [[fan]] and [[fanartist]] from Middlesex active in the 1940s. She was a member of the [[British Fantasy Society]] and when she joined in September 1943 [[D. R. Smith]] described her as 'Beefasmette Number Two', their second female member after [[Anne Gardiner]]<ref>Smith had earlier proposed that male members of the BFS were 'Beefasms', female 'Beefasmettes'.</ref>. | ||
| − | She was | + | She was also a member of the [[Cosmos Club]] acting as treasurer until she entered the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, and was the only one who showed up when [[Gus Willmorth]] visited Teddington for a meeting scheduled at Shirley's Cafe 'where a bit of beer was to be consumed' (''[[Fan Slants]]'' #2). She contributed artwork to at least one issue of ''[[The Beyond]]''. ''[[Futurian War Digest]]'' #31 the following December reported that she had moved to Bournemouth, 'leaving the Cosmos Club (almost) desolate'. |
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Jean Murrey (sometimes spelled Jean Murray) was a UK fan and fanartist from Middlesex active in the 1940s. She was a member of the British Fantasy Society and when she joined in September 1943 D. R. Smith described her as 'Beefasmette Number Two', their second female member after Anne Gardiner[1].
She was also a member of the Cosmos Club acting as treasurer until she entered the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, and was the only one who showed up when Gus Willmorth visited Teddington for a meeting scheduled at Shirley's Cafe 'where a bit of beer was to be consumed' (Fan Slants #2). She contributed artwork to at least one issue of The Beyond. Futurian War Digest #31 the following December reported that she had moved to Bournemouth, 'leaving the Cosmos Club (almost) desolate'.
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- ↑ Smith had earlier proposed that male members of the BFS were 'Beefasms', female 'Beefasmettes'.
