1917 in science fiction
The year 1917 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
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Births and deaths
Births
- 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]
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Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
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gollark: Realistically they'll just not have displays and you'll use CLOUD™ instead to access them.
gollark: In 20 years even the little display on your thermostat will be 8K, and need the future equivalent of an RTX 2080 to drive it.
References
- "Obituary: Anthony Burgess". The Independent. 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.
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