1960 in science fiction
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The year 1960 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
- Dafydd ab Hugh
- Fyodor Berezin
- Eric Brown
- Yuli Burkin
- Daína Chaviano
- Brenda Cooper
- Kelley Eskridge
- Neil Gaiman
- Charles E. Gannon
- Nicola Griffith
- Peter F. Hamilton
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Dave Hutchinson
- Emmanuel Jouanne (d. 2008)
- Steven L. Kent
- Ian McDonald
- Linda Nagata
- Philip Palmer
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Robert J. Sawyer
- Roland C. Wagner (d. 2012)
- Don Webb
- Andrzej Ziemiański
Deaths
- Victor Rousseau Emanuel (b. 1879)
- John Russell Fearn (b. 1908)
- Eden Phillpotts (b. 1862)
- John Taine (b. 1883) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
Literary releases
Novels
- Drunkard's Walk by Frederik Pohl, a professor unravels a conspiracy involving free will and predestination.
- Flesh by Philip José Farmer, space explorers return to a future Earth dominated by a fertility cult.
- The High Crusade by Poul Anderson, medieval knights capture an alien spaceship and embark on interstellar adventures.
- Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, scientists explore a deadly alien artifact on the Moon, facing existential challenges.
- The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley, a man navigates a dystopian society where criminals are exiled to a savage world.
- Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton, a survivor on an alien planet allies with native beings against an alien threat.
- Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, a biochemist discovers a lichen that slows aging, leading to societal upheaval.
- Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon, a man encounters a future society with unique views on gender and sexuality.
- Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick, an AI dictatorship faces rebellion and internal conflict.
Short stories
- "First Men to the Moon" (novella) by Wernher von Braun
Children's books
- A Mystery for Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron, children solve a mystery on the Mushroom Planet.
Movies
| Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes |
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| 12 to the Moon | David Bradley | Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway | United States | [1][2] |
| The Amazing Transparent Man | Edgar G. Ulmer | Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith | United States | Horror |
| Atom Age Vampire (a.k.a Seddok, l'erede di Satana) | Anton Giulio Majano | Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni | Italy | Horror |
| Atomic War Bride (a.k.a Rat) | Veljko Bulajić | Antun Vrdoljak, Zlatko Madunić, Ljubiša Jovanović | Yugoslavia | Drama Romance [3] |
| Beyond the Time Barrier | Edgar G. Ulmer | Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne Ulmer | United States | Romance [4][5] |
| Dinosaurus! | Irvin Yeaworth | Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson | United States | Adventure Comedy Fantasy Horror |
| The Human Vapor (a.k.a Gasu ningen dai 1 gô) | Ishirō Honda | Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya | Japan | Crime Thriller |
| Last Woman on Earth | Roger Corman | Betsy Jones-Moreland, Anthony Carbone, Robert Towne | United States | Drama Horror Mystery Romance |
| The Lost World | Irwin Allen | Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison | United States | Adventure Fantasy |
| Man in the Moon | Basil Dearden | Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Hordern | United Kingdom | [6] |
| Mistress of the World (a.k.a Herrin der Welt) | William Dieterle | Martha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos Thompson | West Germany France Italy | Adventure Crime |
| The Secret of the Telegian (a.k.a Densô ningen) | Jun Fukuda | Kōji Tsuruta, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya | Japan | Horror |
| The Silent Star (a.k.a Der schweigende Stern, First Spaceship on Venus, Planet of the Dead, Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply) | Kurt Maetzig | Yoko Tani, Oldřich Lukeš, Ignacy Machowski | East Germany Poland | |
| Space Men (a.k.a Assignment Outer Space) | Antonio Margheriti | Rik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, David Montresor | Italy | |
| The Time Machine | George Pal | Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux | United Kingdom | Adventure Romance Thriller [nb 1] |
| Village of the Damned | Wolf Rilla | George Sanders, Barbara Shelley | United Kingdom United States | Horror |
| Visit to a Small Planet | Norman Taurog | Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman | United States | Comedy |
Awards
See also
Notes
- ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects.
References
- ^ "David Bradley Biography". Indiana University.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "12 to the Moon". AllMovie. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. Vol. 1 (A-K). UNET 2 Corporation. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-932916-00-3.
- ^ Lisanti, Tom (2003). Drive-in dream girls: a galaxy of B-movie starlets of the sixties. McFarland. pp. 172–180. ISBN 978-0-7864-1575-5.
- ^ Weaver, Tom (2002). Science fiction confidential: interviews with 23 monster stars and film makers. McFarland. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7864-1175-7.
- ^ Blockbuster Entertainment Staff (1998). The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos: 1999 Edition. Island Books. ISBN 978-0-440-22598-0.
- ^ "1960 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2007-07-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
