Henry Kuttner

1915 - 1958  (42 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Henry Kuttner
  Born	7 Apr 1915	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Science fiction writer.
  		The Twonky, Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1942. The Twonky, as it appeared in Astounding Science Fiction Nov 1942.
  		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.
  Died	3 Feb 1958	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  		Henry Kuttner Death Notice. The Tampa (Florida) Tribune, Friday, February 7, 1959. Page 2 Section A.
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Person ID	I61840	Nagel
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family	Catherine Lucille Moore,   b. 24 Jan 1911, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana ,   d. 4 Apr 1987, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F18771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Apr 1915 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Died - 3 Feb 1958 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Buried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Henry Kuttner. Henry Kuttner.
  		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.