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Fred W. Patten

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Frederick Patten was born in Los Angeles, California in 1940. He has been an enthusiast of comic books, animated cartoons, and science fiction all his life, and a reviewer of them for over forty years. He was a co-founder of the first American fan club for Japanese animation in 1977 and is still its Secretary. He has written articles on anime for comics and animation magazines for over two decades, currently including a monthly column in Animation World Magazine. He wrote the liner notes for Rhino Records' "The Best of Anime" music C.D., and entries for "The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons," edited by Maurice Horn. He was the editor of "The Complete Anime Guide" by Trish Ledoux & Doug Ranney, wrote a chapter on "Anime in the United States" for John A. Lent's book, "Animation in Asia and the Pacific," and was a research assistant on "The Anime Encyclopedia" by Jonathan Clements & Helen McCarthy. Patten writes a series, "Theriopangrams," for Radio Comix's monthly Furrlough comic book. He has also been active in science fiction and comic book conventions since the 1960s, as both a speaker and an organizer.

Fred Patten joined WittyWorld in 1987.

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Frederick Patten was born in Los Angeles, California in 1940. He has been an enthusiast of comic books, animated cartoons, and science fiction all his life, and a reviewer of them for over forty years. He was a co-founder of the first American fan club for Japanese animation in 1977 and is still its Secretary. He has written articles on anime for comics and animation magazines for over two decades, currently including a monthly column in Animation World Magazine. He wrote the liner notes for Rhino Records' "The Best of Anime" music C.D., and entries for "The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons," edited by Maurice Horn. He was the editor of "The Complete Anime Guide" by Trish Ledoux & Doug Ranney, wrote a chapter on "Anime in the United States" for John A. Lent's book, "Animation in Asia and the Pacific," and was a research assistant on "The Anime Encyclopedia" by Jonathan Clements & Helen McCarthy. Patten writes a series, "Theriopangrams," for Radio Comix's monthly Furrlough comic book. He has also been active in science fiction and comic book conventions since the 1960s, as both a speaker and an organizer. Fred Patten joined WittyWorld in 1987.
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