Benedict Jablonski
Science fiction fan
About Benedict Jablonski
Lived 1917 – 2003 (aged 86). Benedict Jablonski was an American.
Benedict Paul Jablonski (March 18, 1917 – May 15, 2003), also known as Ben Jason, was an American science fiction fan and booster who co-designed the Hugo Award based on a rocket-shaped hood ornament from an Oldsmobile 88.
He was also chairman of the 1966 World Science Fiction Convention in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio at which Gene Roddenberry previewed the two-hour pilot of his new series, Star Trek, for science fiction fans.
Jablonski was the son of Polish immigrants Stanislaw Jablonski and Helen Szymanski. He died in Brunswick, Ohio at the age of 86.
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Who was Benedict Jablonski?
science fiction fan
When was Benedict Jablonski born?
Benedict Jablonski was born on 18 March 1917.
When did Benedict Jablonski die?
Benedict Jablonski died on 15 May 2003.
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Benedict Jablonski was American.
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