Fred Patten, a fannish polymath who helped introduce anime to Americans, died November 12. Fred had lived in a nursing facility since suffering a stroke in 2005. His sister, Sherrill Patten, told LASFS that on November 1 he was found non-responsive, moved to a hospital and treated, but never regained consciousness. Patten’s first sf convention
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