1920 in science fiction
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The year 1920 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths[]
Births[]
- January 2: Isaac Asimov, American writer, (died 1992).[1]
- May 9:
- William Tenn, American writer (died 2010)[2]
- Richard George Adams, British writer (died 2016)[3]
- June 13: Walter Ernsting, German writer, (died 2005)[4]
- August 22: Ray Bradbury, American writer (died 2012)[5]
- October 8: Frank Herbert, American writer (died 1986)[6]
- Peter Phillips, British writer (died 2012)[7]
Deaths[]
Events[]
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Awards[]
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases[]
Novels[]
- We, novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin.[8]
- A Voyage to Arcturus, novel by David Lindsay.[9]
- (in French) Le Formidable Événement, novel by Maurice Leblanc.[10]
- City of Endless Night, novel by Milo Hastings.[11]
Stories collections[]
Short stories[]
Comics[]
Audiovisual outputs[]
Movies[]
- Algol, by Hans Werckmeister.[12]
- The Head of Janus, by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.[13]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Isaac Asimov". The Telegraph. October 16, 1992. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Jonas, Gerald. "William Tenn, Satirical Science Fiction Author, Dies at 89". nytimes. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Richard Adams". BBC News. December 27, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 82. ISBN 9780786424894.
- ^ "Ray Bradbury". The Telegraph. June 6, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Frank Herbert | American author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Mamczak, Sascha; Pirling, Sebastian; Jeschke, Wolfgang (2013). Das Science Fiction Jahr 2013 (in German). Heyne Verlag. p. 900. ISBN 9783641105952.
- ^ "Yevgeny Zamyatin | Biography & Books". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Moorcock, Michael (August 30, 2002). "Review: A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay". the Guardian. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Horn, Pierre L. (1991). Handbook of French Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 234. ISBN 9780313261213.
- ^ "City of Endless Night on Goodreads".
- ^ Donahue, Neil H. (2005). A Companion to the Literature of German Expressionism. Camden House. p. 325. ISBN 9781571131751.
- ^ Rhodes, Gary Don (1997). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland. p. 8. ISBN 9780786402571.
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