1937 in science fiction explained

The year 1937 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• February 19 : Terry Carr, American writer and editor (died 1987)^[1]
• February 22 : Joanna Russ, American writer (died 2011)^[2]
• April 9 : Barrington J. Bayley, British writer (died 2008)^[3]
• May 13 : Roger Zelazny, American writer (died 1995)^[4]
• May 27 : Gérard Klein, French writer and editor^[5]
• September 19 : Jean-Pierre Andrevon, French writer^[6]

Deaths

Events

See main article: 1937.

Literary releases

Novels

• La Cité des asphyxiés, by Régis Messac.^[7]
• Star Maker, by Olaf Stapledon.^[8]
• Galactic Patrol, by Edward Elmer Smith.^[9]
• Swastika Night by Katharine Burdekin.^[10]

Short stories

• Travel by Wire!, Arthur C. Clarke's first published story^[11]

Comics

• Futuropolis, by René Pellos.^[12]

Movies

• Night Key, by Lloyd Corrigan.^[13]

Awards

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

See also

• 1937 in science

Notes and References

1. Web site: Authors : Carr, Terry : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 1 April 2019.
2. Web site: Joanna Russ: Writer and critic who helped transform the science . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/joanna-russ-writer-and-critic-who-helped-transform-the-science-fiction-genre-2326345.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live . The Independent . 1 April 2019 . en . 27 July 2011.
3. Web site: Barrington J. Bayley: Science-fiction writer who treated the human . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barrington-j-bayley-science-fiction-writer-who-treated-the-human-condition-as-a-puzzle-that-must-be-974432.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live . The Independent . 1 April 2019 . en . 27 October 2008.
4. Web site: Roger Zelazny American writer . Encyclopedia Britannica . 1 April 2019 . en.
5. Web site: Authors : Klein, Gérard : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia . www.sf-encyclopedia.com . 1 April 2019.
6. Book: Rottensteiner . Franz . View from Another Shore: European Science Fiction . 1999 . Oxford University Press . 9781846314360 . 248 . en.
7. Book: NRP Collège - Les mondes de la science-fiction - Mars 2016 (Format PDF) . 2016 . Nathan . 9782091117287 . 22 . fr.
8. McCarthy . Patrick A. . The Genesis of "Star Maker" . Science Fiction Studies . 31 . 1 . 25–42 . 2004. 4241227 .
9. Book: Sawyer . A. . Wright . P. . Teaching Science Fiction . 2011 . Springer . 9780230300392 . 90 . en.
10. Web site: McManus . Darragh . Swastika Night: Nineteen Eighty-Four's lost twin . The Guardian . 1 April 2019 . 12 November 2009.
11. Book: Stableford . Brian . Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia . 2006 . Routledge . 9781135923747 . 59 . registration . en.
12. Book: Roberts . Adam . The History of Science Fiction . 2016 . Springer . 9781137569578 . 274 . en.
13. Web site: Night Key (1937) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310185946/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b17f262 . dead . March 10, 2016 . BFI . 1 April 2019 . en.