1921 in science fiction explained

The year 1921 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 14: Kenneth Bulmer, British writer (died 2005)^[1]
• January 25: Russell Braddon, Australian writer (died 1995)^[2]
• May 23: James Blish, American writer (died 1975)^[3]
• May 31: Arthur Sellings, British writer (died 1968)^[4]
• June 6: Francis G. Rayer, British writer (died 1981)^[5]
• August 11: Henri Viard, French writer (died 1989)^[6]
• August 19: Gene Roddenberry, American television screenwriter, producer and creator of the original Star Trek television series (died 1991)^[7]
• September 12: Stanisław Lem, polish writer (died 2006)^[8]
• October 7: H. H. Hollis, American writer (died 1977)^[9]
• November 9: Alfred Coppel, American writer (died 2004)^[10]
• Vladimir Colin, writer (died 1991)^[11]

Deaths

Events

See main article: 1921.

Awards

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

Literary releases

Short stories

• L'Homme truqué, by Maurice Renard^[12]

Comics

Audiovisual outputs

Movies

See also

• 1921 in science
• 1920 in science fiction
• 1922 in science fiction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holland . Steve . Obituary: Ken Bulmer . The Guardian . January 14, 2019 . December 22, 2005.
2. Web site: OBITUARIES Russell Braddon . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-russell-braddon-1613338.html . May 1, 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . January 14, 2019 . en . March 30, 1995.
3. Web site: James Blish American author and critic . Encyclopedia Britannica . April 2, 2019 . en.
4. Web site: Authors: Sellings, Arthur: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . April 2, 2019.
5. Web site: Authors: Rayer, Francis G: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . April 2, 2019.
6. Web site: Authors: Ward, Henry: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia . sf-encyclopedia.com . April 2, 2019.
7. Book: Alexander, David . 1995 . Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry . Roc . New York . 0-451-45440-5 . alexander1995 .
8. Web site: Stanislaw Lem . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/stanislaw-lem-6105099.html . May 1, 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . April 2, 2019 . en . March 31, 2006.
9. Web site: Summary Bibliography: H. H. Hollis . www.isfdb.org . April 2, 2019.
10. Web site: Authors: Coppel, Alfred: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . April 2, 2019.
11. Book: Olărescu . Daniela . Die Rezeption der rumänischen Literatur in Deutschland zwischen 1945 und 1989 . 2008 . Peter Lang . 9783631581131 . 195 . de.
12. Book: Horn . Pierre L. . Handbook of French Popular Culture . 1991 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 9780313261213 . 234 . en.