1953 in science fiction

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The year 1953 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

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Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Events

The first Hugo Awards were presented at the 11th Worldcon in Philadelphia in 1953, which awarded Hugos in seven categories. [1] The awards presented that year were initially conceived as a one-off event, though the organizers hoped that subsequent conventions would also present them. [2] At the time, Worldcons were completely run by their respective committees as independent events and had no oversight between years. Thus there was no mandate for any future conventions to repeat the awards, and no set rules for how to do so. [3]

The 1954 Worldcon chose not to, but the awards were reinstated at the 1955 Worldcon, and thereafter became traditional. The award was called the Annual Science Fiction Achievement Award, with "Hugo Award" being an unofficial, but better known name. [4] The nickname was accepted as an official alternative name in 1958, and since the 1992 awards the nickname has been adopted as the official name of the award. [5] [6]

Literary releases

Serialized novels

First editions

Novellas

Short stories

Short story collections

Juveniles

Movies

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard United StatesComedy, family, fantasy
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff United StatesComedy, horror, mystery
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Eugène Lourié Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway United StatesHorror
Cat-Women of the Moon Arthur D. Hilton Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, Carol Brewster United StatesAdventure [nb 7]
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Harry Keller, Franklin Adreon, Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Aline Towne United StatesAction-adventure serial film
Donovan's Brain Felix E. Feist Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis United StatesHorror
Flight to the Moon (a.k.a Полёт на Луну) Brumberg sisters Vera Bendina (voice), Yevgeniya Mores (voice), Valentina Sperantova (voice)Soviet UnionAnimation, short, adventure, family [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Four Sided Triangle Terence Fisher Barbara Payton, John Van Eyssen, Percy Marmont United KingdomRomance
Invaders from Mars William Cameron Menzies Jimmy Hunt, Arthur Franz, Helena Carter United StatesHorror
It Came from Outer Space Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake United StatesHorror
The Lost Planet Spencer Gordon Bennet Judd Holdren, Vivian Mason, Michael Fox United StatesFamily serial film
The Magnetic Monster Curt Siodmak Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Harry Ellerbe United StatesHorror
Mesa of Lost Women Herbert Tevos, Ron Ormond Jackie Coogan, Richard Travis, Allan Nixon, Mary Hill United StatesHorror
The Neanderthal Man Ewald Andre Dupont Robert Shayne, Doris Merrick, Richard Crane United StatesHorror
Phantom from Space W. Lee Wilder Ted Cooper, Rudolph Anders, Noreen Nash United StatesHorror
Port Sinister
a.k.a Beast of Paradise Isle (UK)		 Harold Daniels James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh United StatesAdventure Crime [nb 8]
Project Moonbase Richard Talmadge Donna Martell, Hayden Rorke, Ross Ford United States
Robot Monster Phil Tucker George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle United StatesComedy, family, horror [nb 9]
Spaceways Terence Fisher Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley United Kingdom
United States		Thriller
The Twonky Arch Oboler Hans Conried, Billy Lynn, Gloria Blondell, Janet Warren United StatesComedy [12]
The War of the Worlds Byron Haskin Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Lewis Martin United StatesAction thriller [nb 10]

Awards

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ An expanded version of a novella which originally appeared in the November 1948 issue of Startling Stories .
  2. ↑ Expanded from "The Firemen", a short story published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction .
  3. ↑ Initially published as a novella, "Flight into Yesterday", in the May 1949 issue of Startling Stories .
  4. ↑ Originally published as a novella, The Conditioned Captain, in the May 1953 issue of Startling Stories (The Conditioned Captain title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database).
  5. ↑ Based on the short story "The Shadow Men", Startling Stories (1950).
  6. ↑ Expanded and published in paperback as Brain Wave in 1954.
  7. ↑ Alternative title: Rocket to the Moon.
  8. ↑ 1957 reissue title: Beast of Paradise Isle.
  9. ↑ U.S. 2-D version title: Monster from Mars.
  10. ↑ Winner of an Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1953, and a Retroactive Hugo Award in 2004.

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The year 1950 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

The year 1952 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

References

  1. ↑ "1953 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 26 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  2. ↑ Kyle, David, ed. (1953). Eleventh World Science Convention Program. Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02.
  3. ↑ Standlee, Kevin (2007-11-03). "The Hugo Awards: Ask a Question". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13. The awards presented in 1953 were initially conceived as "one-off" awards, and the 1954 Worldcon decided not to present them again.
  4. ↑ "The Locus index to SF Awards: About the Hugo Awards". Locus . Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  5. ↑ Nicholls; Clute, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 595
  6. ↑ "Minutes of the Business Meeting 1991" (PDF). World Science Fiction Society . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  7. ↑ Horn, Maurice; Marschall, Richard (1980). The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 144. ISBN   9780877540885 . Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Bendazzi, Giannalberto (23 October 2015). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 78. ISBN   9781317519911 . Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Strukov, Vlad; Goscilo, Helena (13 September 2016). Russian Aviation, Space Flight and Visual Culture. London and New York: Routledge. p. 244. ISBN   9781317359456 . Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Soviet dreams of the future, part 2. Now with sepulki". Geeks World. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Flight to the Moon". IMDB.
  12. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2012). "The Twonky (1953)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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