and final issue in February 2003. He also wrote prolifically for other zines. He won Hugo Awards for Best Fan Writer in 1969 and 1972. Fanzine fans revered him for his letter writing. His home at 423 Summit Avenue, Hagerstown, became the most famous mailing address in fandom. Using a manual typewriter, Warner wrote literally tens of thousands of letters commenting on fanzines. His reputation became such that nearly every fanzine publisher in the country sent him free copies of every issue as a matter of course. Almost without fail, Warner would reply with a thoughtful, two-page letter. Editors have described getting their first letter from Warner as a rite of passage. Film critic and one-time fan Roger Ebert wrote: "Locs (letters of comment) were the currency of payment for fanzine contributors; you wrote, and in the next issue got to read about what you had written. Today I can see my name on a full-page ad for a movie with disinterest, but what Harry Warner or Buck Coulson had to say about me — well, that was important." Warner was announced as associate editor of the professional science fiction magazine Odd Tales in the 1940s.; however this was revealed to be a hoax by Warner and Julius Unger. In the 1950s, he tried his hand at science fiction itself, publishing a few short stories in various magazines, such as "Rattle OK" in the December 1956 Galaxy. He was the fan guest of honor at the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention, a tribute he accepted with reluctance. In 1995, Warner received the First Fandom Hall of Fame award. He remained active in fanzine fandom until the end of his life. Histories Warner wrote two book-length histories of fandom, essential references in the field: All Our Yesterdays (), covering the 1940s, first published in 1969, and A Wealth of Fable (), covering the 1950s, first published in 1977. The second book's expanded edition won the Hugo Award in 1993 for Best Related Book. "All Our Yesterdays" was also the title of a series of historical columns Warner wrote. References External links Spaceways #1, 1938 "All Our Yesterdays" columns Publisher's information on All Our Yesterdays Publisher's information on A Wealth of Fable 1922 births 2003 deaths American columnists American editors 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers American male journalists American male musicians American literary critics American music critics Hugo Award-winning fan