1930 in science fiction explained

The year 1930 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• June 3 : Marion Zimmer Bradley, American writer (died 1999)^[1]
• November 15 : J. G. Ballard, British writer (died 2009)^[2]
• Donald Malcolm, Scottish writer (died 2013)^[3]

Deaths

Events

• Creation of the American magazine Astounding Stories of Super-Science, now called Analog Science Fiction and Fact.^[4]

Literary releases

Novels

• Last and First Men, by Olaf Stapledon.^[5]
• Tarzan at the Earth's Core, by Edgar Rice Burroughs.^[6]
• Utopolis, by Werner Illing.^[7]

Short stories

Movies

• Just Imagine directed by David Butler^[8]

Awards

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

See also

• 1930 in science

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obituary: Marion Zimmer Bradley . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-marion-zimmer-bradley-1123162.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live . The Independent . 21 July 2018.
2. Web site: Pringle . David . Obituary: JG Ballard . the Guardian . 21 July 2018 . en . 19 April 2009.
3. Web site: Donald Malcolm . Worldcat . 21 July 2018.
4. Web site: Culture : Astounding Science-Fiction : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . sf-encyclopedia.com . 21 July 2018 . en.
5. Book: Westfahl . Gary . The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders . 2005 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 9780313329531 . 1127 . en.
6. Book: Burroughs . Edgar Rice . Tarzan at the earth's core. . Grosset & Dunlap . English . 1930. 6964038 .
7. Book: Fritzsche . Sonja . Science Fiction Literature in East Germany . 2006 . Peter Lang . 9783039107391 . 47 . en.
8. Web site: David Butler American director . Encyclopedia Britannica . 9 April 2019 . en.