Starcon (US convention 1)
You may be looking for a similar convention, see Starcon.
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| Name: | Starcon |
| Dates: | Sept 30-Oct 2, 1977 |
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| Location: | San Diego, California |
| Type: | fan-run, celebrity guests, non-profit |
| Focus: | media, TV and Film, science fiction |
| Organization: | STARCON San Diego |
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Starcon was a "Star Trek/Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Convention."
It was held September 30-October 2, 1977 at the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego.
The Chairman was Rebecca Boyer.
It was the sub-host of the first Dark Shadows con, ShadowCon.
Bradley, Kurtz, and Suzette Hadden Elgin were on a panel called "Psionics and Magic."
The Souvenir Program Book
- contains 68 pages.
- film schedule
- short bios of the guests
- a one-page description of Dark Shadows and its fandom
- many, many, many black and white movie and publicity stills (Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Logan's Run, Fantastic Journey, Jason and the Argonauts, and many others)
- a one-page description of Dungeons & Dragons
- a one-page description of The San Diego Mythopoeic Society
Guests of Honor
Ann Robinson, Michael York, Gregory Harrison, Randy Powell, Heather Menzies, and Donald Moffat (from the new Logan's Run television series) | Walter Koenig | William Campbell | Tasha (formally "Arlene") Martel | Bill Thomas | Forrest J. Ackerman | Franz Joseph | Frank Herbert | Theodore Sturgeon | Katherine Kurtz | A.E. Van Vogt | Marion Zimmer Bradley | Evangeline Walton | Alan Dean Foster | Jack Williamson | Joan Vinge | David Gerrold | Suzette Elgin | Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath | D.C. Fontana | Elizabeth Chater, fan guest of honor