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[[File:KorshakIreneMel1951.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Irene and [[Mel Korshak]] at [[Nolacon]], 1951.''' ]] | [[File:KorshakIreneMel1951.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Irene and [[Mel Korshak]] at [[Nolacon]], 1951.''' ]] | ||
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'''Irene Korshak''' (née Odenheimer) was [[banquet]] [[chairman]] for [[Chicon II]], the 1952 [[Worldcon]]. She might not have attended much of the [[con]], though, as she gave birth to her son, [[Stephen D. Korshak|Stephen]], on June 1. | '''Irene Korshak''' (née Odenheimer) was [[banquet]] [[chairman]] for [[Chicon II]], the 1952 [[Worldcon]]. She might not have attended much of the [[con]], though, as she gave birth to her son, [[Stephen D. Korshak|Stephen]], on June 1. | ||
| − | Irene worked at [[Shasta Publishers]] with her husband, [[Mel Korshak]], and participated in [[programming]] at cons as a company representative. They married in [[Manhattan]] in 1950. | + | Irene worked at [[Shasta Publishers]] with her husband, [[Mel Korshak]], and participated in [[programming]] at cons as a company representative. They married in [[Manhattan]] in 1950 and divorced at some point before 1976. She spent most of her career in public health, and worked for as an administrator overseeing nursing homes. |
| + | Born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1924, she immigrated to the US in 1939. She became a US citizen in 1953 and died in 1976. | ||
| − | {{person}} [[Category:pro]] [[Category:US]] | + | |
| + | {{person | born=1924 | died=1976}} [[Category:pro]] [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 14 November 2021
(May 31, 1924 – 1976)
Irene Korshak (née Odenheimer) was banquet chairman for Chicon II, the 1952 Worldcon. She might not have attended much of the con, though, as she gave birth to her son, Stephen, on June 1.
Irene worked at Shasta Publishers with her husband, Mel Korshak, and participated in programming at cons as a company representative. They married in Manhattan in 1950 and divorced at some point before 1976. She spent most of her career in public health, and worked for as an administrator overseeing nursing homes.
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1924, she immigrated to the US in 1939. She became a US citizen in 1953 and died in 1976.
| Person | 1924—1976 |
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