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{{NeedsImage}} '''Alan W. Lear''' (October 26 1953 - December 26 2008) was a Scottish writer of science fiction and horror. His works include plays for the Audio Visuals series of amateur-produced ''Doctor Who'' stories and several short fiction stories.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_W._Lear Wikipedia - Alan W. Lear</ref><ref>http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?83025 isfdb - Alan W. Lear</ref> ==Illness== Lear came down with [[glandular fever]] in 1976, which developed into [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS). He lived with [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] for the remainder of his life, which severely affected his opportunities to advance his writing. Lear died on Boxing Day, December 26, 2008 at the age of 55.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Cook | first =Benjamin | date = 2003 | first2 = Russell T. | last2 = Davies |url =https://books.google.com/books?id=AAOtNwAACAAJ| title = Doctor Who: The New Audio Adventures - The Inside Story| pages = 90|location =Berkshire|publisher = Big Finish|isbn= 1-84435-034-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | title = The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20|trans-title=|chapter= | date = 2009-10-15| publisher = Little, Brown Book Group|location=|isbn=978-1-84901-251-5|edition= | volume = |language=en | url =https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Mammoth_Book_of_Best_New_Horror_20.html?id=xZ6eBAAAQBAJ|chapter-url= | pages = 502|editor-last = |editor-first = | editor1-link = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = | editor2-link = | last = Jones | first = Stephen | author-link = |veditors=|others=|quote=}}</ref> ==See also == * [[List of famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] ==Learn more== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_W._Lear Wikipedia - Alan W. Lear] *[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Alan_W._Lear isfdb Summary Bibliography: Alan W. Lear] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:British famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Deceased people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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