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The year 1960 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
Dafydd ab Hugh
Fyodor Berezin
Eric Brown
Yuli Burkin
Daína Chaviano
Brenda Cooper
Kelley Eskridge
Neil Gaiman
Charles E. Gannon
Nicola Griffith
Peter F. Hamilton
Nalo Hopkinson
Dave Hutchinson
Emmanuel Jouanne (d. 2008)
Steven L. Kent
Ian McDonald
Linda Nagata
Philip Palmer
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Robert J. Sawyer
Roland C. Wagner (d. 2012)
Don Webb
Andrzej Ziemiański
Deaths
Victor Rousseau Emanuel (b. 1879)
John Russell Fearn (b. 1908)
Nevil Shute (b. 1899)
Eden Phillpotts (b. 1862)
John Taine (b. 1883) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)
Literary releases
Novels
Category:1960 science fiction novels
Drunkard's Walk by Frederik Pohl, a professor unravels a conspiracy involving free will and predestination.
Flesh by Philip José Farmer, space explorers return to a future Earth dominated by a fertility cult.
The High Crusade by Poul Anderson, medieval knights capture an alien spaceship and embark on interstellar adventures.
Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, scientists explore a deadly alien artifact on the Moon, facing existential challenges.
The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley, a man navigates a dystopian society where criminals are exiled to a savage world.
Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton, a survivor on an alien planet allies with native beings against an alien threat.
Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, a biochemist discovers a lichen that slows aging, leading to societal upheaval.
Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon, a man encounters a future society with unique views on gender and sexuality.
Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick, an AI dictatorship faces rebellion and internal conflict.
Short stories
"First Men to the Moon" (novella) by Wernher von Braun
Children's books
A Mystery for Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron, children solve a mystery on the Mushroom Planet.
Movies
List of science fiction films of the 1960s
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes12 to the MoonDavid BradleyKen Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom ConwayUnited StatesDavid Bradley Biography
Indiana University
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=4760
2024-06-28
2012-04-05
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405175147/http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=4760
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Eleanor Mannikka 12 to the Moon
http://www.allmovie.com/work/12-to-the-moon-114697
AllMovie 2009-03-27 The Amazing Transparent ManEdgar G. UlmerMarguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James GriffithUnited StatesHorrorAtom Age Vampire (a.k.a. Seddok, l'erede di Satana)Anton Giulio MajanoAlberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio FantoniItalyHorrorAtomic War Bride (a.k.a. Rat)Veljko BulajićAntun Vrdoljak, Zlatko Madunić, Ljubiša JovanovićYugoslaviaDrama Romance Douglas Pratt 2004
Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More! 1 (A-K) 92
UNET 2 Corporation 978-1-932916-00-3 Beyond the Time BarrierEdgar G. UlmerRobert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne UlmerUnited StatesRomance Drive-in dream girls: a galaxy of B-movie starlets of the sixties
Tom Lisanti 2003
McFarland 978-0-7864-1575-5
172–180Tom Weaver 2002
Science fiction confidential: interviews with 23 monster stars and film makers
McFarland 978-0-7864-1175-7
296 Dinosaurus!Irvin YeaworthWard Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina HansonUnited StatesAdventure Comedy Fantasy HorrorThe Human Vapor (a.k.a. Gasu ningen dai 1 gô)Ishirō HondaTatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya JapanCrime ThrillerLast Woman on EarthRoger CormanBetsy Jones-Moreland, Anthony Carbone, Robert TowneUnited StatesDrama Horror Mystery RomanceThe Lost WorldIrwin AllenMichael Rennie, Jill St. John, David HedisonUnited StatesAdventure FantasyMan in the MoonBasil DeardenKenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Michael HordernUnited KingdomBlockbuster Entertainment Staff
The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos: 1999 Edition Island Books
1998 978-0-440-22598-0 Mistress of the World (a.k.a. Herrin der Welt) William DieterleMartha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos ThompsonWest GermanyFranceItalyAdventure CrimeThe Secret of the Telegian (a.k.a. Densô ningen)Jun Fukuda Kōji Tsuruta, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio TsuchiyaJapanHorrorThe Silent Star (a.k.a. Der schweigende Stern, First Spaceship on Venus, Planet of the Dead, Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply)Kurt MaetzigYoko Tani, Oldřich Lukeš, Ignacy MachowskiEast GermanyPolandSpace Men (a.k.a. Assignment Outer Space)Antonio MargheritiRik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, David MontresorItalyThe Time MachineGeorge PalRod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette MimieuxUnited KingdomAdventure Romance Thriller Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects. Village of the DamnedWolf RillaGeorge Sanders, Barbara ShelleyUnited KingdomUnited StatesHorrorVisit to a Small PlanetNorman TaurogJerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl HollimanUnited StatesComedy
Awards
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1960-hugo-awards/ 1960 Hugo Awards 2007-07-26 World Science Fiction Society 2010-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164541/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1960-hugo-awards/ 2011-05-07 live
See also
1960 in science
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References
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