1936 in science fiction explained

The year 1936 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• April 19 : Tom Purdom, American writer^[1]
• June 11 : Bernard Dufossé, French illustrator (died 2016)^[2]
• November 18 : Suzette Haden Elgin : American writer (died 2015)^[3]
• November 19 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (died 2015)^[4]

Deaths

Events

• First publication of the British magazine Novae Terrae ; the magazine will be named New Worlds in 1939.

Literary releases

Serialized novels

• The Cometeers by Jack Williamson, Astounding Stories, published in book form in 1950.
• The Incredible Invasion by Murray Leinster, Astounding Stories, published in book form as The Other Side of Here in 1955.

Short stories

• Les Mains et la machine (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
• La Nourrice automatique (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
• Les Mains et la machine (The Ivy War, 1930), translate by Régis Messac.^[5]

Movies

• Flash Gordon, by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor.
• Things to Come, by William Cameron Menzies.
• Kosmicheskiy reys (Cosmic Voyage), by Vassili Jouravlev.

Awards

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

See also

• 1936 in science

Notes and References

1. Book: Reginald . Robert . Contemporary Science Fiction Authors . 2009 . Wildside Press LLC . 9781434478573 . 220 . en.
2. Web site: Bernard Dufossé (1936-2016) . data.bnf.fr . 9 April 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Authors : Elgin, Suzette Haden : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 9 April 2019.
4. Web site: Authors : Jeschke, Wolfgang : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 9 April 2019.
5. Book: La Guerre du lierre . 1936 . la Fenêtre ouverte .