FAN FOTOS: Bill Plott Visits J. T. Oliver

Bill Plott began his fannish journeys with southern fandom. Acquiring the moniker of The Traveling Fan, Bill traveled the south, seeking out and visiting other southern fen in his quest to find kindred spirits.

Among those visited was J. T. Oliver, a Georgian fan and one of the founders of the Atlanta Science Fiction Organization.

J. T. gifted Bill with a box full of photos that Bill has recently published in a one shot zine titled The J. T. Oliver Photo Collection.  (The entire zine can be read at eFanzines.com).

Bill has kindly granted Amazing Stories permission to reproduce some of those images here.  Kindly read Bill’s offering to obtain additional information about the people shown here: (Text excerpts and photos © copyright Bill Plott.)

jt oliver
J. T. Oliver
hoffman
Lee Hoffman, J.T. Oliver and Paul Cox, sometime in the ‘50s. Lee lived in Savannah and published highly respect fanzine Quandry. She published an acclaimed 100-page annish one year. Paul had a long career as a sports writer and editor.
writers
A gathering of writers, probably 1950s, occasion unknown. Following information is from typed IDs on back of the snapshot. From left, Bill Crawford, former publisher of Marvel Tales, now publisher of Fantasy Book; Jack Williamson; Julius Schwartz; Charles D. Hornig, former editor of Wonder Stories & Science Fiction; Edmond Hamilton, now married to Leigh Brackett; Russ Hodgkins; Henry Hasse.
hasse
Henry Hasse. Note on back says, “The one on the left is me.”
bradbury
Ray Bradbury in a dated photo.

 

tucker
Wilson “Bob” Tucker. On back: “For J. T. Oliver. I LIKE mystery fans. Wilson (Bob) Tucker,12-12-49.
dent
Lester Dent, creator of Doc Savage and The Avenger.
Please take a moment to support Amazing Stories with a one-time or recurring donation via Patreon. We rely on donations to keep the site going, and we need your financial support to continue quality coverage of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres as well as supply free stories weekly for your reading pleasure. https://www.patreon.com/amazingstoriesmag

Previous Article

HOW NOT TO EDIT A PROGRAM BOOK: OR THE ADVENTURES OF A TWENTIETH CENTURY COMPUTER ILLITERATE AMID THE SPLENDOURS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.

Next Article

The Art of Star Trek

You might be interested in …

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.