Catherine Lucille Moore

1911 - 1987  (76 years)

• Name	Catherine Lucille Moore
  Birth	24 Jan 1911	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Catherine was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She was among the first woman who were able to make a name for themselves in the Genres. She used the pen name C.L. Moore. She often colaberated with her first husband Henry Kuttner. When they were working together they used the pen names; Lawrence O'Donnell, Lewis Padgett and, C.H. Liddell.
  		Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1942. Catherine and Henry had a huge body of work, both individually and as collaborators. One of their stories was "The Twonky", a cautionary tale about over-reliance on technology and authoritarian entities. It was first released in the November 1942 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine.It was released under the pen name Lewis Padgett which was one of the pseudonyms used by Henry and Catherine when they collaborated. In 1996 the Hugo Award for science fiction literature added a retro category to allow work written before there was a Hugo award to be recognized. In 2018 The Twonky was awarded the Hugo Retro Award for Best Short Story of 1943. In 1898 National Public Radio on their show "Science Fiction" did a radio version of the story faithful to the original magazine story.
  		Twonky 1953 Lobby Card. In 1953 "The Twonky" was mad into a motion picture. For some reason only Henry is credited as the author. At the time critics had nothing good to say about it. Now days it typically is rated closer to good than not.
  		Twonky-1953. The movie varied a lot from the story. The Twonky was a radio but the film chose to use a TV which was still brand new technology having been introduce just six years earlier. The technology needed to show what was described in the story wouldn't come into common use for a half a century so the effects are crude and clunky. While the story wasn't overly dark the movie was brightened up to the point it was almost a comedy.
  		The Twonky, Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1942. The Twonky, as it appeared in Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1942.
  Death	4 Apr 1987	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
  Person ID	I61839	Nagel
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Otto Newman Moore,   b. 25 Feb 1880, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana d. 27 Feb 1944, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Maude Estelle Jones,   b. 8 Feb 1881, Nashville, Hancock, Indiana d. 8 Oct 1939, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	8 Sep 1907	Marion, Grant, Indiana
  Family ID	F18770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Kuttner,   b. 7 Apr 1915, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California d. 3 Feb 1958, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F18771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jan 1911 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana Death - 4 Apr 1987 - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Catherine Lucille Moore. Catherine Lucille Moore.
  		Kuttner and Moore Henry Kuttner and his wife, C.L. Moore. Authors. Most often they worked together. They wrote many novels and short stories including "The Twonky" which was made into a movie in 1953.