Editing Robert Asprin (section)

== Background ==
Robert Asprin was born in [[St. Johns, Michigan]], and attended the [[University of Michigan]] at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] from 1964 through 1965. From 1965 through 1966 he served in the [[United States Army]]. He was married, twice, and had two children. He was active in [[science fiction fandom]] and in the early years of the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] using the name "Yang the Nauseating", and co-initiated the society [[Great Dark Horde]] during 1971. He was also the initiator and an influential member of the [[Dorsai Irregulars]].<ref>[http://www.di.org/di_top.htm Dorsai Irregulars website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121062748/http://di.org/di_top.htm |date=January 21, 2012 }}</ref> In 1976, he was nominated for the [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]] for ''[[The Capture (cartoon)|The Capture]]'', a [[cartoon]] [[slide show]] written by Asprin and drawn by [[Phil Foglio]].<ref>{{cite web
 | date=August 3, 2008
 | title=Performing Arts
 | work=[[Recursive Science Fiction]]
 | publisher=New England Science Fiction Association
 | url=http://www.nesfa.org/Recursion/recursive_Drama.htm
 | access-date=August 21, 2010
 | archive-date=November 9, 2016
 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109234110/http://www.nesfa.org/Recursion/recursive_Drama.htm
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 }}</ref>