1938 in science fiction

none The year 1938 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. thumb|Larry Niven thumb|Orson Welles tells reporters that no one connected with the broadcast had any idea that it would cause panic (October 31, 1938). Births and deaths Births Jean Giraud, Moebius (d. 2012) Michael Kurland Justin Leiber (d. 2016) Larry Niven. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970) Paul van Herck (d. 1989) Ted White M. K. Wren (d. 2016) Janusz A. Zajdel (d. 1985) Deaths Karel Čapek (b. 1890) Frigyes Karinthy (b. 1887) Events October 30 - The War of the Worlds, radio drama directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1898). The episode became famous for allegedly causing panic among its listening audience, though the scale of that panic is disputed, as the program had relatively few listeners.Pooley Jefferson Michael J. Socolow Socolow Michael The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/history/2013/10/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_panic_myth_the_infamous_radio_broadcast_did.single.html Slate October 28, 2013 November 1, 2013 Literary releases Novels For Us, The Living: A Comedy of Customs by Robert A. Heinlein Galactic Patrol by E. E. Smith Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis Short stories "Azathoth" by H. P. Lovecraft "The Command" by L. Sprague de Camp "Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey "Hollerbochen's Dilemma" by Ray Bradbury "How We Went to Mars" by Arthur C. Clarke "Hyperpilosity" by L. Sprague de Camp "The Men and the Mirror" by Ross Rocklynne "The Merman" by L. Sprague de Camp "Rule 18" by Clifford D. Simak "Tidal Moon" by Stanley G. Weinbaum and Helen Weinbaum Who Goes There?, novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. Movies List of science fiction films of the 1930s Title Director Release Primary cast Production country NotesRef(s) Reference(s)Flash Gordon's Trip to MarsFord Beebe, Robert F. Hilldmy 1938 March 31Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. MiddletonUnited StatesFilm serial with 15 chapters Hardy 1984 98Kinnard et al 2008 86Flight to FameC. C. Coleman Jr.dmy 1938 October 12Charles Farrell, Jacqueline Wells, Hugh SothernUnited States Hardy 1984 100http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8377 American Film Institute Flight to Fame 23 November 2015http://www.allmovie.com/movie/flight-to-fame-v91746 AllMovie Flight to Fame Erickson Hal 23 November 2015Pitts Michael R. Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 https://books.google.com/books?id=PKxN1as8XOMC&pg=PA82 14 October 2010 McFarland 978-0-7864-5766-3 82 Awards The main science-fiction awards known at the present time did not exist at this time. See also 1938 in science References Sources Hardy Phil Science Fiction New York : Morrow 0-688-00842-9 1984 registration https://archive.org/details/sciencefiction00hard Kinnard Roy Crnkovich Tony Vitone R. J. The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936–1940 McFarland 978-0786455003 2008 Kinnard et al 2008 Category:Science fiction by year * science-fiction