(March 11, 1921 - February 17, 2005)
Francis Marion "Buz" Busby was a fan, fanzine editor, con-runner and professional writer. He was born in Indianapolis, but moved early to Seattle where he spent the rest of his life. His mundane career was with the Army's Alascom.
He was a member of the Cry Crowd and The Nameless Ones, chaired Westercon 12, Fan Guest of Honor at Westercon 16, Westercon 37, and Westercon 46.
In 1960 he and his wife Elinor won the 1960 Best Fanzine Hugo for Cry of the Nameless, and they were nominees for the 1959 Best Fanzine Hugo and 1962 Best Fanzine Hugo.
He began writing short fiction in 1957, but did not turn to novels until the 70s, a good deal of his novel work being space-opera. He wrote nineteen published novels and numerous short stories between 1973 and 1996. From 1974 to 1976 he was VP of SFWA. His professional papers are at the Eaton Collection.
