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'''Frank Simpson''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] from Middleton near [[Manchester]] active in the 1950s. He was a member and librarian of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]], a member of the [[Manchester Circle]], and a founder member of the [[British Science Fiction Association]] (BSFA). | '''Frank Simpson''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] from Middleton near [[Manchester]] active in the 1950s. He was a member and librarian of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]], a member of the [[Manchester Circle]], and a founder member of the [[British Science Fiction Association]] (BSFA). | ||
| − | Simpson had attended the [[NECON]] in 1951 and was on the [[committee]] of [[Mancon]] in 1952 where he gave a talk on 'Alien Life Forms' and presented a play, '1966 And All That'. He was also on the committee of [[Supermancon]] in 1954 and attended at least [[Cytricon I]] and [[Cytricon IV]] in 1955 and 1958 respectively, and at the latter was present for the discussion that led to the BSFA's formation. He was a member of [[Loncon]] in 1957. | + | Simpson had attended the [[NECON]] in 1951 and was on the [[committee]] of [[Mancon 1|Mancon]] in 1952 where he gave a talk on 'Alien Life Forms' and presented a play, '1966 And All That'. He was also on the committee of [[Supermancon]] in 1954 and attended at least [[Cytricon I]] and [[Cytricon IV]] in 1955 and 1958 respectively, and at the latter was present for the discussion that led to the BSFA's formation. He was a member of [[Loncon]] in 1957. |
Simpson joined the BSFA in 1958 but had ceased to be a member by June 1960 and seems to have dropped out of fandom more generally by the end of the 1950s. He was listed in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1959 but not for 1960. | Simpson joined the BSFA in 1958 but had ceased to be a member by June 1960 and seems to have dropped out of fandom more generally by the end of the 1950s. He was listed in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1959 but not for 1960. | ||
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Frank Simpson was a UK fan from Middleton near Manchester active in the 1950s. He was a member and librarian of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club, a member of the Manchester Circle, and a founder member of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA).
Simpson had attended the NECON in 1951 and was on the committee of Mancon in 1952 where he gave a talk on 'Alien Life Forms' and presented a play, '1966 And All That'. He was also on the committee of Supermancon in 1954 and attended at least Cytricon I and Cytricon IV in 1955 and 1958 respectively, and at the latter was present for the discussion that led to the BSFA's formation. He was a member of Loncon in 1957.
Simpson joined the BSFA in 1958 but had ceased to be a member by June 1960 and seems to have dropped out of fandom more generally by the end of the 1950s. He was listed in Ron Bennett's Directory of Science Fiction Fandom for 1959 but not for 1960.
In a report of the Supermancon in Femizine #2, Ina Shorrock said that Simpson was a research chemist.
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