1954 in science fiction

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The year 1954 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Literary releases

Novels

Short stories

Movies

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas United States Adventure Drama Family Fantasy [nb 1]
Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno United States Horror
Devil Girl from Mars David MacDonald Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri United Kingdom Horror
Godzilla (a.k.a Gojira) Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Takashi Shimura Japan Horror Kaijū
Gog Ivan Tors Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall United States Drama Horror Romance Thriller
Killers from Space W. Lee Wilder Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, James Seay, Frank Gerstle United States Horror Mystery
Monster from The Ocean Floor Wyott Ordung Anne Kimball, Stuart Wade, Dick Pinner United States Horror
Riders to the Stars Richard Carlson William Lundigan, Herbert Marshall United States Drama
The Rocket Man Oscar Rudolph Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar, George Winslow United States Comedy Famille
The Snow Creature W. Lee Wilder William Phipps United States Horror
Stranger From Venus Burt Balaban Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond United States [1]
Target Earth Sherman A. Rose Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey United States Horror
Them! Gordon Douglas James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness United States Horror
Tobor the Great Lee Sholem Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin United States Adventure Family

Awards

The Hugo Awards were not held this year.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects and Best Art Direction in 1954.

References

  1. ^ Shearer, Stephen Michael (2006). Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life. University Press of Kentucky. p. 171–172. ISBN 0-8131-2391-7.