Ira M. Thornhill (1953-2023)

Publisher and fan Ira M. Thornhill, 69, died July 25, 2023 in Mississippi following a long illness.

Ira Mitchell “Mitch” Thornhill was born December 23, 1953 in Mississippi, attended Louisiana State University, and worked as a nurse. He became involved in fandom in the 1970s while living in New Orleans and Minneapolis, working on fanzines including Bozo Bus Tribune, Fear and Loathing in the Night, New Matrix, and Rainbow. He cofounded Corroboree Press in Minneapolis with Ripley Thornhill and Greg Ketter, publishing works by Philip K. Dick, R.A. Lafferty, and Kate Wilhelm in the 1980s and ’90s.