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(January 4, 1930 – January 5, 2011) | (January 4, 1930 – January 5, 2011) | ||
| − | '''Ruth Evelyn Kyle''' entered [[fandom]] as '''Ruth Landis''' in the mid-1950s | + | [[File:WhiteRobin-RuthKyle1966.jpeg|thumb|'''[[Robin White]], left, and Ruth Kyle in the “A [[Galaxy]] of [[Fan Fashion|Fashion]]” Show at [[Tricon]], 1966.''' ]] |
| + | '''Ruth Evelyn Kyle''' entered [[fandom]] as '''Ruth Landis''' in the mid-1950s. She was a founding member of the [[Lunarians]], and served as the [[Secretary]] for [[NyCon II]], the 1956 [[Worldcon]], and also of the [[Syracuse in '67]] [[Worldcon bid]]. | ||
| − | + | In 1957, she attended [[Loncon]], the Worldcon in [[London]], while on her honeymoon with [[Dave Kyle]], flying over on a specially chartered flight, the infamous [[Plane Trip]]. She modeled in the “A [[Galaxy]] of [[Fannish Fashion|Fashion]] Show” at [[Tricon]], the 1966 [[Worldcon]]. | |
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| + | * [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2cr5s3q/ Photo] at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971. | ||
| + | * [https://www.sfscope.com/2011/01/fan-ruth-kyle-dies/ Obituary] by [[Ian Randall Strock]], ''[[SF Scope]],'' January 7, 2011. | ||
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
* ''[[Fandom's Cookbook]]'' [1959] | * ''[[Fandom's Cookbook]]'' [1959] | ||
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{{person | born=1930 | died=2011}} | {{person | born=1930 | died=2011}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 05:27, 23 April 2023
(January 4, 1930 – January 5, 2011)
Ruth Evelyn Kyle entered fandom as Ruth Landis in the mid-1950s. She was a founding member of the Lunarians, and served as the Secretary for NyCon II, the 1956 Worldcon, and also of the Syracuse in '67 Worldcon bid.
In 1957, she attended Loncon, the Worldcon in London, while on her honeymoon with Dave Kyle, flying over on a specially chartered flight, the infamous Plane Trip. She modeled in the “A Galaxy of Fashion Show” at Tricon, the 1966 Worldcon.
- Photo at Noreascon 1, 1971.
- Obituary by Ian Randall Strock, SF Scope, January 7, 2011.
- Fandom's Cookbook [1959]
| Person | 1930—2011 |
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