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| − | ''' | + | '''Arthur Roy Sehnert''' was a [[fan]] in the 1930s–40s from [[Tennessee]] who was a member of the [[Tennessee Fictioneers]] and, later, [[Vulcan Publications]]. |
He was one of the charter members of the [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941. He had attempted to form the [[Dixie American Federation of Science Fictionists]] before [[World War II]] and was on the Advisory [[Board]] of the moderately successful [[Dixie Fantasy Federation]]. | He was one of the charter members of the [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] in 1941. He had attempted to form the [[Dixie American Federation of Science Fictionists]] before [[World War II]] and was on the Advisory [[Board]] of the moderately successful [[Dixie Fantasy Federation]]. | ||
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| + | Although he lived most of his life in Memphis, he was born in Moline, Kansas and was buried just over the state line in Mississippi. | ||
*Founding member article in {{TNFF|date=November, 2017 issue |volume=76|number=11}}. | *Founding member article in {{TNFF|date=November, 2017 issue |volume=76|number=11}}. | ||
| + | *[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-obituary-for-arthu/126923588/ Obituary] | ||
| + | *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103885114/arthur-roy-sehnert Arthur Roy “Art” Sehnert] at Find a Grave. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 22 June 2023
(September 16, 1920 – July 29, 2001)
Arthur Roy Sehnert was a fan in the 1930s–40s from Tennessee who was a member of the Tennessee Fictioneers and, later, Vulcan Publications.
He was one of the charter members of the National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941. He had attempted to form the Dixie American Federation of Science Fictionists before World War II and was on the Advisory Board of the moderately successful Dixie Fantasy Federation.
Although he lived most of his life in Memphis, he was born in Moline, Kansas and was buried just over the state line in Mississippi.
- Founding member article in November, 2017 issue National Fantasy Fan.
- Obituary
- Arthur Roy “Art” Sehnert at Find a Grave.
- Personality Pamphlet [1944-??]
- Saturnalia [1944]
- The Southern Star [1941-45] (with Joe Gilbert and Harry Jenkins)
| Person | 1920—2001 |
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