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1956 in science fiction

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The year 1956 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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Serialized novels

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Novels

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Short stories

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Juveniles

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Children's books

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Movies

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Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1984 Michael Anderson Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave, Donald Pleasence United Kingdom Drama
The Beast of Hollow Mountain Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodríguez Guy Madison, Patricia Medina, Carlos Rivas United States Horror Romance Thriller Western
The Black Sleep Reginald Le Borg Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Herbert Rudley, Patricia Blake, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson United States Horror
The Creature Walks Among Us John Sherwood Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden United States Horror [1]
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Fred Sears Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum United States Action Horror
Fire Maidens from Outer Space Cy Roth Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw United Kingdom [nb 2]
Forbidden Planet Fred Wilcox Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen United States Adventure
The Gamma People John Gilling Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips United Kingdom Drama Horror Thriller
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Terrell O. Morse, Ishirō Honda Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kochi United States
Japan
Action Horror Kaijū
Indestructible Man Jack Pollexfen Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr United States Crime Horror
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan United States Horror
It Conquered the World Roger Corman Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef United States Horror
The Mole People Virgil Vogel John Agar, Cynthia Patrick, Hugh Beaumont, Nestor Paiva United States Adventure Fantasy Horror
Rodan (a.k.a Sora no Daikaijū Radon) Ishirō Honda Kenji Sahara. Yumi Shirakawa, Yoshifumi Tajima Japan Horror Kaijū [nb 3]
Satellite in the Sky Paul Dickson Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, Bryan Forbes United Kingdom
UFO (a.k.a Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers) Winston Jones Tom Towers USA Semi-documentary / Sci fi
The Werewolf Fred F. Sears Don Megowan, Joyce Holden, Steven Ritch, Eleanore Tanin United States
World Without End Edward Bernds Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Rod Taylor United States Adventure Romance
X the Unknown Leslie Norman Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern United States
United Kingdom
Horror

Awards

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Republished in the US as The Stars My Destination in 1957.
  2. ^ U.S. title: Fire Maidens of Outer Space.
  3. ^ US title: Rodan! the Flying Monster.

References

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  1. ^ The Staff & Friends of Scarecrow Video (2004). The Scarecrow Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. pp. 630–723. ISBN 1-57061-415-6.
  2. ^ "1956 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2007-07-26. Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2010-04-19.