Dave Kyle

David Kyle is a New York-based fan since the earliest days of organized science fiction fandom. Born in February, 1919, Dave was an original member of New York's Futurians group, and co-founded Gnome Press with Martin Greenberg. He also has written hundreds of articles for various fanzines, including regular articles for Richard and Nicki Lynch's Mimosa.

Dave Kyle attended the first WorldCon, and printed the "Yellow Pamphlet" which got several members of the Futurians banned from the convention by chairman Sam Moskowitz. Dave chaired the 1956 WorldCon, NyCon II, and was Fan Guest of Honor at ConStellation, the 1983 WorldCon. Dave was created a Knight of The Order of Saint Fantony in 1961, and was awarded the Big Heart Award in 1973.

Detailed biographical information on Dave Kyle, including links to his articles for Mimosa, can be found here.