Benedict Paul Jablonski (March 18, 1917 – May 15, 2003),''Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007'' also known as Ben Jason, was an American science fiction fan and booster who co-designed the

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based on a rocket-shaped hood ornament from an

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. He was also chairman of the 1966 World Science Fiction Convention in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio at which

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previewed the two-hour pilot of his new series, ''

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'', for science fiction fans. Jablonski was the son of Polish immigrants Stanislaw Jablonski and Helen Szymanski.''1920 United States Federal Census'' He died in Brunswick, Ohio at the age of 86.

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1917 births 2003 deaths People from Cleveland Science fiction fans American people of Polish descent {{US-bio-stub