Morojo in 1939, wearing the "futuricostume" she made for the 1st World Science Fiction Convention
Born
Myrtle Rebecca Douglas
(1904-06-20)June 20, 1904
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Died
November 30, 1964(1964-11-30) (aged 60)
Patton, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Myrtle Rebecca Smith Gray Nolan (née Douglas; June 20, 1904 – November 30, 1964), known to science fiction history as Morojo or sometimes Myrtle R Douglas, was a science fiction fan, fanzine publisher, and cosplay pioneer from Los Angeles.
history as Morojo or sometimes Myrtle R Douglas, was a science fiction fan, fanzine publisher, and cosplay pioneer from Los Angeles. Morojo, along with...
practice of fan costuming at science fiction conventions, beginning with Morojo's "futuristicostumes" created for the 1st World Science Fiction Convention...
an occasional feature of traditional science-fiction conventions since Morojo and Forrest J Ackerman wore them during the First World Science Fiction...
(designed and created by his girlfriend, Myrtle R Douglas, better known as Morojo), which sparked decades of fan costuming thereafter, the latest incarnation...
Ackerman and his girlfriend and fellow fanzine editor Myrtle R Douglas (Morojo) attended the convention in "futuristicostumes" designed and sewn by Douglas:...
Daniel L. McPhail Judith Merril (under maiden name Judy Zissman) John Michel Morojo Sam Moskowitz Bruce Pelz Elmer Perdue Frederik Pohl Frank M. Robinson Milton...
known as "Tron Guy" for his electroluminescent Tron costume. United States Morojo June 20, 1904 Nov 20, 1964 American costume designer, science fiction fan...
Ackerman's fanzine Imagination!. In July 1939, Ackerman and his girlfriend Morojo gave 19-year-old Bradbury the money to head to New York for the First World...
Myrtle Douglas (as Morojo) Jack Speer Wilson Tucker Art Widner Donald A. Wollheim 1945 2020 Fritz Leiber* Myrtle Douglas (as Morojo) J. Michael Rosenblum...
awarded Work Editor(s) Ref. 1939 2014 Imagination!* Forrest J Ackerman, Morojo, and T. Bruce Yerke Fantascience Digest Robert A. Madle Fantasy News James...
No 2 (March 1939) edited by Forrest J. Ackerman and Myrtle R. Douglas ('Morojo'); distributed by the Fantasy Amateur Press Association. A copy of this...
Best Fanzine: Imagination!, edited by Forrest J Ackerman, Myrtle Rebecca "Morojo" Douglas, and T. Bruce Yerke Best Fan Writer: Ray Bradbury Special Committee...