Comments on: Do you know these folks?

By: Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:48:06 +0000

#2 is surely Brunner. The fellow behind him isn’t Bob Shaw.

Been a long time since I saw Bea Mahaffey, but I don’t think she looked like the woman in picture #1.

By: Rob Hansen

Rob Hansen — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:45:57 +0000

While #2 is obviously Brunner, I’m not convinced #2 is Bea Mahaffey. Mind you, I’m not unconvinced either. There a report with photos on my website of the 1953 UK national convention with more pics in one place of Bea than you’re going to find anywhere else. Look for yourselves and see if you think it is indeed her:

http://www.fiawol.org.uk/fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/1953Coroncon/Coron.htm

By: Henning Andersen

Henning Andersen — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:30:51 +0000

I’ve had a very pleasant mailing-correspondance with Jim Freund, and he could verify that it is indeed him – as Gardner Dozois said – is “peeking” over John Brunner’s left shoulder. The question – though – remains – at which “con” was the photo taken? Was it a LunarCon, or was it at a EastCoastCon? And what year was it? Time for other investigators.

By: Jim Freund

Jim Freund — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:50:16 +0000

Gardner gets the Kewpie doll — C’est moi. Unfortunately, I can’t ID the convention; I was heavily into fanac in them thar days. It doesn’t look like a Lunacon badge, but it does look like it stems from the year I interviewed John for his GoH speech. (He told me it should all be improv and then handed me a list of questions to ask

Anyway, I have added a beard since, and I have few pics of me with mustache sans beard. There’s a variety of shots of me at https://picasaweb.google.com/106678294333767576262/JimFreund# (including one of me and Fred Pohl.)

By: Gardner Dozois

Gardner Dozois — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:53:56 +0000

I’ve known Jim Freund for more than thirty years, and I’d bet money that that’s who it is.

By: Henning Andersen

Henning Andersen — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:13:37 +0000

No! It is not Bob Shaw. Because it is Jim Freund! I’ve been so obnoxious to write Mr. Freund, asking him to verify this very statement, and – for the time being – I’m awaiting Mr. Freunds answer. And maybe it will come about on this site, since I asked him to do so, please. Time will show.