The year 1917 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths edit
Births edit
- February 25 : Anthony Burgess, British writer (died 1993)[1]
- March 17 : Charles Fontenay, American writer and journalist (died 2007)[2]
- April 5 : Robert Bloch, American writer (died 1994)[3]
- August 28 : Jack Kirby, American scenarist and illustrator (died 1994)[4]
- November 1 : Zenna Henderson, American writer (died 1983)[5]
- December 16 : Arthur C. Clarke, British writer (died 2008)[6]
Deaths edit
Events edit
Awards edit
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases edit
Novels edit
Stories collections edit
Short stories edit
Comics edit
Audiovisual outputs edit
Movies edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Obituary: Anthony Burgess". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 123. ISBN 9780786434817.
- ^ "Robert Albert Bloch - American writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Jack Kirby - Biography, Characters, & Influence". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Authors : Henderson, Zenna : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Adam (9 December 2017). "Arthur C Clarke at 100: still the king of science fiction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Edgar Rice Burroughs - American novelist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.