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The year 1956 was marked, in
science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
Deaths
Literary releases
Serialized novels
Novels
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The City and the Stars by
Arthur C. Clarke, a man questions the perfect but stagnant future city of Diaspar.
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The Crossroads of Time by
Andre Norton, an agent travels between parallel worlds to prevent a catastrophic war.
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The Death of Grass by
John Christopher, a global famine leads to societal collapse and desperate survival.
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Double Star by
Robert A. Heinlein, an actor impersonates a politician in a complex political scheme.
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Highways in Hiding by
George O. Smith, intertwines ESP, a disease that turns people to stone, and a secret society with a hidden cure.
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The Man Who Japed by
Philip K. Dick, a satirical novel about rebellion in a totalitarian society.
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No Man Friday by
Rex Gordon, a science fiction
robinsonade set on Mars.
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The Power by
Frank M. Robinson, a thriller that explores the concept of a man with the ability to control others.
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The Shrinking Man by
Richard Matheson, a man battles to survive as he inexplicably shrinks in size.
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Slave Ship by
Frederik Pohl, explores the psychological impact of futuristic warfare and slavery.
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Tiger! Tiger! by
Alfred Bester,
[nb 1] a man seeks revenge across the galaxy using newfound teleportation powers.
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To Live Forever by
Jack Vance, society is divided by the quest for immortality and a man's struggle against it.
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The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick, a man who can see a year into the future grapples with his power and destiny.
Short stories
Juveniles
Children's books
Movies
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
See also
Notes
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^ Republished in the US as The Stars My Destination in 1957.
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^ U.S. title: Fire Maidens of Outer Space.
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^ US title:
Rodan! the Flying Monster.
References
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^ The Staff & Friends of Scarecrow Video (2004). The Scarecrow Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. pp. 630–723.
ISBN
1-57061-415-6.
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^
"1956 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2007-07-26.
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