1954 in science fiction

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The year 1954 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Contents

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Literary releases

Serialized novels

First editions

Short stories

Juveniles

Children's books

Movies

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas United StatesAdventure Drama Family Fantasy [nb 1]
Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno United StatesHorror
Devil Girl from Mars David MacDonald Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri United KingdomHorror
Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira) Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Takashi Shimura JapanHorror Kaijū
Gog Ivan Tors Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall United StatesDrama Horror Romance Thriller
Killers from Space W. Lee Wilder Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, James Seay, Frank Gerstle United StatesHorror Mystery
Monster from The Ocean Floor Wyott Ordung Anne Kimball, Stuart Wade, Dick Pinner United StatesHorror
Riders to the Stars Richard Carlson William Lundigan, Herbert Marshall United StatesDrama
The Rocket Man Oscar Rudolph Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar, George Winslow United StatesComedy Famille
The Snow Creature W. Lee Wilder William Phipps United StatesHorror
Stranger From Venus Burt Balaban Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond United States [2]
Target Earth Sherman A. Rose Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey United StatesHorror
Them! Gordon Douglas James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness United StatesHorror
Tobor the Great Lee Sholem Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin United StatesAdventure Family

Awards

The Hugo Awards were not held this year.

See also

Notes

  1. Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects and Best Art Direction in 1954.

References

  1. Clute, John (1995). Science Fiction: the Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 68. ISBN   0-7894-0185-1.
  2. Shearer, Stephen Michael (2006). Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life. University Press of Kentucky. p.  171172. ISBN   0-8131-2391-7.