Aubrey Vincent Clarke (1922–1998), often known as Vin¢ Clarke, was a well-known

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. He first made contact with

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in 1938, and was active as a fanwriter and editor from 1948, including ''Science Fantasy News''. He shared the fannish ''Epicentre'' flat in

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with

Ken Bulmer Henry Kenneth Bulmer (14 January 1921 – 16 December 2005) was a British author, primarily of science fiction. Life Born in London, he married Pamela Buckmaster on 7 March 1953. They had one son and two daughters, and they divorced in 1981. B ...

(with whom he collaborated on some sf novels). He was the first winner of the

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(TAFF) in 1954, but was unable to take the trip. He was active in running conventions, including the 1957

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, ''Loncon I''. In 1958 he helped inspire the formation of the

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. He dropped almost all contact with fans in 1960 after his wife Joy left him for fellow fan Sandy Sanderson, and did not return to fandom until 1982. He was Fan Guest of Honour at the 1995

, ''Intersection''. In his later years he remained active in fandom, maintaining an extensive library of

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, co-editing the fanzine ''Pulp'' and contributing to work documenting UK fannish history. He died on 29 November 1998 from pneumonia following a long illness.

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''Clarke's Review of the 1995 Worldcon''''A Vince Clarke Treasury'' (ebook)
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