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GILBERT IS GONE - OBITUARY

T.V.'s are mortals like anyone else. However, the passing away of Gilbert also known as "Nancy," and in later years, "Jane," is a great loss to the TV community and needs recognition.

This well-known and well-read TV author died last spring at age 75, after having gradually lost his eyesight during the last 12 months and finally succumbed to a severe coronary.

Gilbert of course is widely known for his "Pink Mirror" distributed by TVia and the complete "Leslie" series published by others. I guess there are few TV's who have not read at least one of his tittilating petticoat stories.

His pen name originated and was actually the name of the late artist who illustrated Nancy's stories in the earlier years. Nancy claimed to have corresponded with more than 400 TV's here and abroad. He was mentioned in Raynor's book, Year Amongst the Girls. He continued active as an author and correspondent until his eyesight forced him to give up his private apartment.

I did not meet Nancy until five years ago when our mutual hobby of writing and collecting TV fiction stories brought us in contact. In those five years we became close friends and I admired Nancy as a kind, gentle, and well- educated, all-around-person. A "giver" rather than a "taker," he made many friends. His ability as a seamstress enabled him to be generous with handmade clothes. I was fortunate to inherit his entire collection of stories, includ- ing many still unpublished. His last 300-page, illustrated tale, The Kidnapping and Feminisation of Robert, is a classic. Every one of his stories is clean and delicate and of course deals mainly with petticoat punishment or forced dressing. Nancy will be sorely missed. His stories will live on forever.

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