1960 in science fiction

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)
• Eden Phillpotts (b. 1862)
• John Taine (b. 1883) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)

Literary releases

Novels

Further information: 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

Main article: List of science fiction films of the 1960s

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
12 to the Moon	David Bradley	Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway	United States	[1][2]
The Amazing Transparent Man	Edgar G. Ulmer	Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith	United States	Horror
Atom Age Vampire (a.k.a Seddok, l'erede di Satana)	Anton Giulio Majano	Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni	Italy	Horror
Atomic War Bride (a.k.a Rat)	Veljko Bulajić	Antun Vrdoljak, Zlatko Madunić, Ljubiša Jovanović	Yugoslavia	Drama Romance [3]
Beyond the Time Barrier	Edgar G. Ulmer	Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne Ulmer	United States	Romance [4][5]
Dinosaurus!	Irvin Yeaworth	Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson	United States	Adventure Comedy Fantasy Horror
The Human Vapor (a.k.a Gasu ningen dai 1 gô)	Ishirō Honda	Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya	Japan	Crime Thriller
Last Woman on Earth	Roger Corman	Betsy Jones-Moreland, Anthony Carbone, Robert Towne	United States	Drama Horror Mystery Romance
The Lost World	Irwin Allen	Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison	United States	Adventure Fantasy
Man in the Moon	Basil Dearden	Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Hordern	United Kingdom	[6]
Mistress of the World (a.k.a Herrin der Welt)	William Dieterle	Martha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos Thompson	West Germany France Italy	Adventure Crime
The Secret of the Telegian (a.k.a Densô ningen)	Jun Fukuda	Kōji Tsuruta, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya	Japan	Horror
The Silent Star (a.k.a Der schweigende Stern, First Spaceship on Venus, Planet of the Dead, Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply)	Kurt Maetzig	Yoko Tani, Oldřich Lukeš, Ignacy Machowski	East Germany Poland
Space Men (a.k.a Assignment Outer Space)	Antonio Margheriti	Rik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, David Montresor	Italy
The Time Machine	George Pal	Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux	United Kingdom	Adventure Romance Thriller [nb 1]
Village of the Damned	Wolf Rilla	George Sanders, Barbara Shelley	United Kingdom United States	Horror
Visit to a Small Planet	Norman Taurog	Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman	United States	Comedy

Awards

• Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.[7]

See also

• 1960 in science

Notes

1. Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects.

References

1. "David Bradley Biography". Indiana University.
2. Mannikka, Eleanor. "12 to the Moon". AllMovie. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
3. Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. Vol. 1 (A-K). UNET 2 Corporation. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-932916-00-3.
4. Lisanti, Tom (2003). Drive-in dream girls: a galaxy of B-movie starlets of the sixties. McFarland. pp. 172–180. ISBN 978-0-7864-1575-5.
5. Weaver, Tom (2002). Science fiction confidential: interviews with 23 monster stars and film makers. McFarland. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-7864-1175-7.
6. Blockbuster Entertainment Staff (1998). The Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos: 1999 Edition. Island Books. ISBN 978-0-440-22598-0.
7. "1960 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2007-07-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-19.