David A. Kyle
American science fiction writer and fan
David A. Kyle (February 14, 1919 – September 18, 2016) was an American science fiction writer and member of science fiction fandom.2
From Wikipedia’s article on David A. Kyle (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 14, 1919, died Sep 18, 2016.1
Companies
- Gnome PressFounder9
Early life and education
- Date not recordedColumbia University3
Career
Occupation: illustrator, writer, publisher, fanzine editor, novelist, science fiction writer, science fiction fan.5
- Date not recordedFounded Gnome Press4
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.
With 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 Channel's 2002 documentary, Fantastic Voyage: Evolution of Science Fiction. He died at the age of 97 on September 18, 2016.
From Wikipedia’s article on David A. Kyle (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataDavid A. Kyle on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDavid A. Kyle on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataGnome Press, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsDavid A. Kyle photo by Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 3.0