1931 in science fiction explained

The year 1931 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 9 : Algis Budrys, American writer, (d. 2008)^[1]
• January 28 : Sakyo Komatsu, Japan writer, (d. 2011)^[2]
• December 3 : Bob Shaw, British writer, (d. 1996)^[3]

Deaths

Events

See main article: 1931.

Literary releases

Novels

• Druso oder : die gestohlene Menschheit, by Friedrich Freksa.^[4]

Short stories

Movies

• Frankenstein, by James Whale.^[5]
• End of the World, by Abel Gance.^[6]
• A Connecticut Yankee, by David Butler.^[7]

Awards

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

See also

• 1931 in science

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holland. Steve. Obituary: Algis Budrys. the Guardian. 24 May 2018. en. 11 September 2008.
2. Web site: Sakyo Komatsu Japanese author . Encyclopedia Britannica . 9 April 2019 . en.
3. Web site: OBITUARY : Bob Shaw. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bob-shaw-1319392.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent. 24 May 2018. 17 February 1996.
4. Book: Fischer . William B. . The Empire Strikes Out: Kurd Lasswitz, Hans Dominik, and the Development of German Science Fiction . 1984 . Popular Press . 9780879722586 . 324 . en.
5. Web site: Frankenstein film by Whale [1931] ]. Encyclopedia Britannica . 9 April 2019 . en.
6. Book: Labuza . Peter . Approaching the End: Imagining Apocalypse in American Film . 2014 . BookBaby . 9781941629017 . 7 . en.
7. Book: Lupack . Barbara Tepa . Lupack . Alan . Illustrating Camelot . 2008 . Boydell & Brewer Ltd . 9781843841838 . 59 . en.