1936 in science fiction
The year 1936 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
- April 19 : Tom Purdom, American writer.
- June 11 : (French) Bernard Dufossé, French draftsman.
- November 18 : Suzette Haden Elgin : American writer, dead in 2015.
- November 19 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer, dead in 2015.
Events
- First publication of the British magazine Novae Terrae ; the magazine will be named New Worlds in 1939.
Literary releases
Novels
- The Cometeers, by Jack Williamson (weekly publication in Astounding).
Audiovisual outputs
Movies
- Flash Gordon, by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor.
- Things to Come, by William Cameron Menzies.
- Kosmicheskiy reys, by (French) Vassili Jouravlev.
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
See also
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