The year 1936 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births April 19 : Tom Purdom, American writer June 11 : Bernard Dufossé, French illustrator (died 2016) November 18 : Suzette Haden Elgin : American writer (died 2015) November 19 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (died 2015)
Deaths
Events First publication of the British magazine Novae Terrae; the magazine will be named New Worlds in 1939.
Literary releases
Serialized novels The Cometeers by Jack Williamson, Astounding Stories, published in book form in 1950. The Incredible Invasion by Murray Leinster, Astounding Stories, published in book form as The Other Side of Here in 1955.
Short stories Les Mains et la machine (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), translate by Régis Messac. La Nourrice automatique (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), translate by Régis Messac. Les Mains et la machine (The Ivy War, 1930), translate by Régis Messac.
Movies
Flash Gordon, by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor. Things to Come, by William Cameron Menzies. Kosmicheskiy reys (Cosmic Voyage), by Vassili Jouravlev.
Awards The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
See also 1936 in science
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