1936 in science fiction
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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 : (in French) 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
- (in French) Les Mains et la machine (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
- (in French) La Nourrice automatique (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
- (in French) 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.