1955 in science fiction

The year 1955 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

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Births

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Deaths

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Literary releases

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First editions

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Short stories

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Short story collections

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Juveniles

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Children's books

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  • Mission to Mars by Patrick Moore, a young man joins a rescue mission to Mars, saves a stranded expedition, and encounters intelligent alien creatures.

Movies

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Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Beast with a Million Eyes David Kramarsky Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Dona Cole, Dick Sargent United States Horror [2][3][nb 3]
Bride of the Monster Edward D. Wood Jr. Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, Loretta King United States Horror
Creature with the Atom Brain Edward L. Cahn Richard Denning, Angela Greene, S. John Launer United States Crime Horror Thriller [4]
Conquest of Space Byron Haskin Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy United States
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues Dan Milner Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen United States Horror
Day the World Ended Roger Corman Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Paul Birch, Touch Connors United States Horror
Godzilla Raids Again (a.k.a. Gigantis, the Fire Monster) Motoyoshi Oda Hiroshi Koizumi, Minoru Chiaki Japan Horror Kaijū (released in U.S. in 1959)
It Came from Beneath the Sea Robert Gordon Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis United States Horror
Journey to the Beginning of Time Karel Zeman Josef Lukáš,Petr Herrmann,Zdeněk Husták,Vladimír Bejval Czechoslovakia Dinosaurs
King Dinosaur Bert I. Gordon Josef Lukáš,Petr Herrmann,Zdeněk Husták,Vladimír Bejval United States Adventure [5][6]
Half Human Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi Japan Horror. Japanese version. See 1958 for USA version
The Quatermass Xperiment Val Guest Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean United Kingdom Horror [nb 4]
Revenge of the Creature Jack Arnold John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva United States Horror
Tarantula Jack Arnold John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva United States Horror
This Island Earth Jack Arnold, Joseph Newman Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason United States Horror Mystery
Timeslip (a.k.a The Atomic Man (USA)) Ken Hughes Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue United Kingdom

Awards

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ See also bicameral mind.
  2. ^ Originally serialized in Astounding Stories in 1936.
  3. ^ Uncredited. There is no hint of other directors on the reel, on air or on AMC TV. Co-directed by Lou Place and Roger Corman.
  4. ^ U.S. title: The Creeping Unknown.

References

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  1. ^ "Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again". Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again. University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ "The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  3. ^ Palmer, Randy (1997). Paul Blaisdell, monster maker: a biography of the B movie makeup and special effects artist. McFarland. pp. 30–32. ISBN 0-7864-0270-9.
  4. ^ Weaver, Tom (2003). Double feature creature attack: a monster merger of two more volumes of classic interviews. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 0-7864-1366-2.
  5. ^ Erickson, Hal (2012). "King Dinosaur (1955)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  6. ^ Kinnard, Roy (1988). Beasts and behemoths: prehistoric creatures in the movies. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8108-2062-5.
  7. ^ "1955 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2007-07-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-19.