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| − | '''Mike Kilvert''' was a [[fan]] from Stourbridge, [[UK]] active in the 1950s. He was a member of the [[Stourbridge Circle]] and the [[BSFA]], and attended | + | '''Mike Kilvert''' was a [[fan]] from Stourbridge, [[UK]] active in the 1950s. He was a member of the [[Stourbridge Circle]] and the [[BSFA]], and attended [[Brumcon]], the 1959 [[Eastercon]]. |
| − | Kilvert had been friends with [[Ken Cheslin]] and [[Peter Davies]] since 1947 and the group became the Stourbridge Circle in the winter of 1957–8<ref>This and other details from a letter to ''[[Prolapse]]'' #7 (June 2007).</ref>. Cheslin was in contact with wider fandom through [[Ken Slater]], leading to correspondence with the [[Cheltenham Group]] | + | Kilvert had been friends with [[Ken Cheslin]] and [[Peter Davies]] since 1947 and the group became the Stourbridge Circle in the winter of 1957–8<ref>This and other details from a letter to ''[[Prolapse]]'' #7 (June 2007).</ref>. Cheslin was in contact with wider fandom through [[Ken Slater]], leading to correspondence with the [[Cheltenham Group]]. The trio certainly attended Brumcon. |
Kilvert joined the army in February 1960 and didn't resume contact with the Circle although he remained a science fiction reader. He was a longtime customer of bookseller [[Rog Peyton]] who was astonished to learn in 2007 that Kilvert had ever attended conventions. | Kilvert joined the army in February 1960 and didn't resume contact with the Circle although he remained a science fiction reader. He was a longtime customer of bookseller [[Rog Peyton]] who was astonished to learn in 2007 that Kilvert had ever attended conventions. | ||
| − | A slight mystery is that Kilvert himself was insistent that he didn't attend the [[Eastercon 1960|1960 Eastercon]] and couldn't have done so because of his military service. However, [[Archie Mercer]]'s account mentions him being present, his signature appears on a copy of the [[programme book]] and [[Don Ford]] had a piece of paper signed by Kilvert among others | + | A slight mystery is that Kilvert himself says he, Cheslin and Davies attended [[Cytricon IV]] but some details of his account don't coincide with known aspects of the convention. He was equally insistent that he didn't attend the [[Eastercon 1960|1960 Eastercon]] and couldn't have done so because of his military service. However, [[Archie Mercer]]'s account mentions him being present, his signature appears on a copy of the [[programme book]] and [[Don Ford]] had a piece of paper signed by Kilvert among others. |
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Revision as of 09:37, 13 November 2024
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Mike Kilvert was a fan from Stourbridge, UK active in the 1950s. He was a member of the Stourbridge Circle and the BSFA, and attended Brumcon, the 1959 Eastercon.
Kilvert had been friends with Ken Cheslin and Peter Davies since 1947 and the group became the Stourbridge Circle in the winter of 1957–8[1]. Cheslin was in contact with wider fandom through Ken Slater, leading to correspondence with the Cheltenham Group. The trio certainly attended Brumcon.
Kilvert joined the army in February 1960 and didn't resume contact with the Circle although he remained a science fiction reader. He was a longtime customer of bookseller Rog Peyton who was astonished to learn in 2007 that Kilvert had ever attended conventions.
A slight mystery is that Kilvert himself says he, Cheslin and Davies attended Cytricon IV but some details of his account don't coincide with known aspects of the convention. He was equally insistent that he didn't attend the 1960 Eastercon and couldn't have done so because of his military service. However, Archie Mercer's account mentions him being present, his signature appears on a copy of the programme book and Don Ford had a piece of paper signed by Kilvert among others.
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