1920 in science fiction explained

The year 1920 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 2: Isaac Asimov, American writer, (died 1992).^[1]
• May 9:
  • William Tenn, American writer (died 2010)^[2]
  • Richard George Adams, British writer (died 2016)^[3]
• June 13: Walter Ernsting, German writer, (died 2005)^[4]
• August 22: Ray Bradbury, American writer (died 2012)^[5]
• October 8: Frank Herbert, American writer (died 1986)^[6]
• Peter Phillips, British writer (died 2012)^[7]

Deaths

Events

See main article: 1920.

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

Novels

• We, novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin.^[8]
• A Voyage to Arcturus, novel by David Lindsay.^[9]
• Le Formidable Événement, novel by Maurice Leblanc.^[10]
• City of Endless Night, novel by Milo Hastings.^[11]

Short stories

The Comet, short story by W. E. B. Du Bois

Comics

Audiovisual outputs

Movies

• Algol, by Hans Werckmeister.^[12]
• The Head of Janus, by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.^[13]

See also

• 1920 in science
• 1919 in science fiction
• 1921 in science fiction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isaac Asimov . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201020638/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/10383953/Isaac-Asimov.html . dead . December 1, 2016 . The Telegraph . July 20, 2018 . October 16, 1992.
2. Web site: Jonas . Gerald . William Tenn, Satirical Science Fiction Author, Dies at 89 . nytimes . July 20, 2018 . en.
3. Web site: Obituary: Richard Adams . BBC News . July 20, 2018 . December 27, 2016.
4. Book: III . Harris M. Lentz . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture . 2006 . McFarland . 9780786424894 . 82 . en.
5. Web site: Ray Bradbury . The Telegraph . July 20, 2018 . June 6, 2012.
6. Web site: Frank Herbert American author . Encyclopedia Britannica . July 20, 2018 . en.
7. Book: Mamczak . Sascha . Pirling . Sebastian . Jeschke . Wolfgang . Das Science Fiction Jahr 2013 . 2013 . Heyne Verlag . 9783641105952 . 900 . de.
8. Web site: Yevgeny Zamyatin Biography & Books . Encyclopedia Britannica . July 20, 2018 . en.
9. Web site: Moorcock . Michael . Review: A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay . the Guardian . July 20, 2018 . en . August 30, 2002.
10. Book: Horn . Pierre L. . Handbook of French Popular Culture . 1991 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 9780313261213 . 234 . en.
11. Web site: City of Endless Night on Goodreads .
12. Book: Donahue . Neil H. . A Companion to the Literature of German Expressionism . 2005 . Camden House . 9781571131751 . 325 . en.
13. Book: Rhodes . Gary Don . Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers . 1997 . McFarland . 9780786402571 . 8 . en.