Science fiction year 1939
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | Science Fiction Year 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The first Worldcon takes place in New York
Literary prizes
Retro Hugo Award
The Retro Hugo Awards for 1939 were presented on August 14, 2014.
| Retro Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Terence Hanbury White | The Sword in the Stone | Best novel | |
| Don A. Stuart | Who Goes There? | Best short novel | |
| Clifford D. Simak | Rule 18 | Best story | |
| Arthur C. Clarke | How We Went to Mars | Best short story | |
| HG Wells , Howard Koch , Anne Froelick, Orson Welles | The War of the Worlds | Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form | |
| John W. Campbell | Best editor, short form | ||
| Virgil Finlay | Best Professional Artist | ||
| Forrest J. Ackerman , Morojo, T. Bruce Yerke | Imagination! | Best fanzine | |
| Ray Bradbury | Best fan writer | ||
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the marble cliffs | 1939 | - | Ernst Jünger | |
| The new stone age | 1958 | Lords of Creation | Eando Binder | |
| The key of the sea | 1939 | - | Bruno S. Wiek (pseudonym of Walter Troppenz ) | |
| Beyond space and time | 1958 | After World's End | Jack Williamson |
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenstein's son | 1968 | Son of Frankenstein | Rowland V. Lee | |
| Test flight QE 97 | 1965 | Q planes |
Tim Whelan & Arthur B. Woods |
|
| Buck Rogers | 1984 | Buck Rogers | Ford Beebe , Saul A. Goodkind | 12-part cinema serial |
| The Phantom Creeps | Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind | 12-part cinema serial | ||
| Television Spy | Edward Dmytryk | |||
| The second life of Doctor X | 1970 | The Return of Doctor X | Vincent Sherman |
Conventions
- Worldcon , 2-4. July, New York City ; Chairman: Sam Moskowitz , Guest of Honor: Frank R. Paul
Born
- Margaret Atwood
- Åge Bringsværd gate
- Voicu Bugariu
- Suzy McKee Charnas
- Jo Clayton († 1998)
- Konrad Fiałkowski
- Dorothy Fontana (DC Fontana) († 2019)
- MA Foster
- Uwe Friesel , pseudonym of Urs Wiefele
- Norbert Loacker
- Sheila MacLeod
- Barry N. Malzberg
- David McDaniel († 1977)
- Barry P. Miller († 1980)
- Michael Moorcock
- Sydney J. Van Scyoc
- Hans Wolf Sommer († 1996)
- Jane Yolen
Died
- Egmont Colerus (* 1888)
- Maurice Renard (* 1875)
- Luis Senarens (* 1863)
