Editing David Kyle

{{Short description|American science fiction writer and fan}}{{for|the American basketball player|David Kyles}}
{{Infobox writer
| name             = David A. Kyle
| image            = David_A_Kyle_in_2015.png
| image_upright    = 1.1
| caption          = Kyle in 2015
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1919|2|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [[Middletown, Orange County, New York]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2016|9|18|1919|2|14|df=yes}}
| death_place      = [[Westchester County, New York |Westchester County, NY]]
| occupation       = Writer, publisher
| alma_mater       = [[Columbia University]]
| nationality      = American
| spouse           = {{marriage|Ruth Landis|1957|2011|end=d.}}
| period           = 1936–2016
| genre            = [[Science fiction]]
}}
'''David A. Kyle''' (February 14, 1919 – September 18, 2016) was an American [[science fiction]] writer and member of [[science fiction fandom]].

==Professional career==

Kyle served as a reporter in the [[Air Force Reserves]] with the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]], writing [[civil defense]] material, while working at radio station [[WPDM]] in [[Potsdam, New York]].<ref>David Kyle Papers, Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse, NY</ref>

With [[Martin Greenberg (publisher)|Martin Greenberg]], Kyle founded [[Gnome Press]] in 1948.  He wrote two pictorial histories of science fiction (''A Pictorial History of Science Fiction'' and ''The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams'') and three licensed novels set in the [[Lensman]] universe (''The Dragon Lensman'', ''Lensman from Rigel'' and ''Z-Lensman'').

He appeared with [[Paul Levinson]], [[Greg Bear]] and many others on the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]]'s 2002 [[documentary film|documentary]], ''Fantastic Voyage: Evolution of Science Fiction''. He died at the age of 97 on September 18, 2016.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/kerry.kyle.71/posts/10210306302197264?pnref=story David Kyle obituary on Facebook by Kerry Kyle]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://file770.com/?p=30629&cpage=1|title=Dave Kyle (1919-2016)|publisher=File 770|author=Mike Glyer|date=2016-09-18|accessdate=2016-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919233517/http://file770.com/?p=30629&cpage=1|archive-date=2016-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Fandom==
[[File:WSFS 020.jpg|thumb|The "Balcony Insurgents" who were told at the 1956 Worldcon, ''"Dave Kyle says you can't sit here."'']]
Kyle, an active fan since the earliest days of organized [[science fiction fandom]], was an original member of New York's [[Futurians]]. In 1936, he published ''The Fantasy World'', possibly the first [[comics]] fanzine.<ref>Kyle, David. [http://jophan.org/mimosa/m24/kyle.htm "Phamous Phantasy Phan"]. [[Mimosa (magazine)|''Mimosa'']] no. 24, pp. 25-28.</ref>

He attended the [[1st World Science Fiction Convention|first]] [[Worldcon]], and both wrote and printed the "[[Yellow Pamphlet]]" condemning the organizers. The [[manifesto]] led chairman [[Sam Moskowitz]] to ban several prominent members of the Futurians from that convention.<ref>Kyle, David. "The Great Exclusion Act of 1939". [[Mimosa (magazine)|''Mimosa'']] no. 6.</ref><ref>Kyle, Dave. [http://jophan.org/mimosa/m22/kyle.htm "Caravan to the Stars"]. ''Mimosa'' no. 22, pp. 4–8.</ref>

Kyle chaired the 1956 [[14th World Science Fiction Convention]] (NyCon II), an incident at which inspired the fan [[catchphrase]], "Dave Kyle says you can't sit here." He was created a Knight of The Order of Saint Fantony in 1961, and was awarded the [[Big Heart Award]] in 1973. Kyle was also Fan Guest of Honor at ConStellation, the [[41st World Science Fiction Convention]], in 1983.

In addition, he wrote hundreds of articles for various [[fanzine]]s, including regular articles for Richard and Nicki Lynch's ''[[Mimosa (magazine)|Mimosa]]''.

Kyle married another fan, Ruth Evelyn Landis (whom he had met through fandom), on August 31, 1957; for their [[honeymoon]] they flew to England for the [[1957 Worldcon]] there, together with 53 friends and in-laws, on a specially [[air charter|chartered flight]].<ref>Kyle, David. [http://jophan.org/mimosa/m30/kyle.htm "A Fan-Tastic Honeymoon: An Air Wonder Story"]. [[Mimosa (magazine)|''Mimosa'']] no. 30, pp. 25–27.</ref> They remained married until her death on January 5, 2011. They had a son Arthur and a daughter Kerry.<ref>[http://northcountrynow.com/obituaries/ruth-evelyn-kyle-81-formerly-potsdam "Obituaries: Ruth Evelyn Kyle, 81, formerly of Potsdam"]. ''NorthCountryNow.com'', January 6, 2011.</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.redjacketpress.com/authors/david_kyle.html Detailed biography and links to Kyle's articles for ''Mimosa''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010124455/http://www.redjacketpress.com/authors/david_kyle.html |date=2007-10-10 }}
* [http://www.redjacketpress.com/books/dragon_lensman.html Information on Kyle's three authorized "Second Stage Lensman" novels]
* [http://www.jophan.org/mimosa/author_list.html#kyle Articles about Futurians and old Fandom by David Kyle]
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