Redd Boggs

(1921 — May 9, 1996)
Dean Walter (Redd) Boggs was an LA-based BNF of the 40s and 50s who is credited with raising the standards of fan writing and fanzine production by his examples in these areas. He edited the 1948 Fantasy Annual. His fanzine Sky Hook published both fannish and critical material, including the early criticism of James Blish. His fanzine Discord was nominated for the 1961 Best Fanzine Hugo. He was also nominated for the the 1954 Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo, and Sky Hook was nominated for the 1954 Best Fanzine Retro Hugo. His personal fanzine Spirochete for the FAPA (which he joined in 1947 lasted for 76 issues. He also published Bete Noir, Penseroso, and Retrograde. Boggs’ main form of writing was the personal essay. He was a prominent member of N3F in the 40s, once contributing 50-some manuscripts to the club’s Manuscript Bureau. He was a close friend of Jim Harmon and contributed articles to Harmon’s fanzine Radiohero). He was married to fellow fan Gretchen Schwenn. He was a member of First Fandom.