Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore,[1][2][3] taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H. Liddell, as well as collaborating under their own names.
Works
[edit]Writing as 'Lewis Padgett' they were the author of many humorous short stories of science fiction in the 1940s and 1950s. Among the most famous were:
- The "Gallegher" series of stories, collected in Robots Have No Tails (Gnome, 1952):
- "The Proud Robot"
- "Gallegher Plus"
- "The World Is Mine"
- "Ex Machina"
- "Time Locker"
- "Mimsy Were the Borogoves"
- "The Twonky"
- "What You Need"
"Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium" reproduced a letter from Henry Kuttner to the bibliographer Donald B. Day in which he stated: "Lawrence O’Donnell stories are usually by C. L. Moore. Exceptions: 'This is the House', by Kuttner. 'Fury,' May, June, July 1947, Astounding, collab.by Moore-Kuttner.
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- "The Twonky" was the inspiration for a radio show recording and a full-length film by the same name.
- Episodes of Tales of Tomorrow and The Twilight Zone were based on the short story "What You Need".
- In 1976, Caedmon Records released a spoken word album of the short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" (TC 1509), narrated by William Shatner.
- The feature film The Last Mimzy is loosely based on the short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves".
Bibliography
[edit]As themselves (1937–1956)
[edit]- Quest of the Starstone, 1937
- Earth's Last Citadel, 1943
- The Mask of Circe, 1948 (Illustrated by Alicia Austin in 1971)
- Home is the Hunter, 1953
- Or Else, 1953
- A Wild Surmise, 1953
- Home There's No Returning, 1955
- Two-Handed Engine, 1955
- No Boundaries, 1955 (collection)
- Rite of Passage, 1956
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- A Gnome There Was, 1941
- Piggy Bank, 1942
- Deadlock, 1942
- The Twonky, 1942
- Compliments of the Author, 1942
- Time Locker, 1943
- The Proud Robot, 1943
- Mimsy Were the Borogoves, 1943
- Shock, 1943
- Open Secret, 1943
- The World Is Mine, 1943
- Endowment Policy, 1943
- Gallegher Plus, 1943
- The Iron Standard, 1943
- When the Bough Breaks, 1944
- The Piper's Son, 1945
- Three Blind Mice, 1945
- Camouflage, 1945
- What You Need, 1945
- Line to Tomorrow, 1945
- Beggars in Velvet, 1945
- We Kill People, 1946
- Rain Check, 1946
- The Cure, 1946
- Time Enough, 1946
- The Fairy Chessmen, 1946 (2 parts)
- Chessboard Planet, 1946 (novel)
- Murder in Brass, 1946
- The Portal in the Picture, 1946 (novel), later published under the title Beyond Earth's Gates 1949
- Project, 1947
- Jesting Pilot, 1947
- Margin for Error, 1947
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 1947 (2 parts)
- Exit the Professor, 1947
- The Day He Died, 1947 (novel)
- Ex Machina, 1948
- Private Eye, 1949
- The Prisoner in the Skull, 1949
- See You Later, 1949
- Beyond Earth's Gates, 1949 (novel), originally published under the title The Portal in the Picture 1946
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 1951 (novel)
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow & The Fairy Chessmen, 1951 (omnibus)
- The Far Reality, 1951 (companion novel to Tomorrow and Tomorrow)
- Robots Have No Tails, 1952 (collection)
- Mutant, 1953
- Humpty Dumpty, 1953
- Epilogue, 1953 (essay)
- Line to Tomorrow and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction (collection)
As Lawrence O'Donnell (1943–1950)
[edit]- Clash By Night, 1943
- The Children's Hour, 1944
- The Code, 1945
- The Lion and the Unicorn, 1945
- This is the House, 1946
- Vintage Season, 1946
- Fury, 1947
- Promised Land, 1950
- Heir Apparent, 1950
- Paradise Street, 1950
As C. H. Liddell (1950–1953)
[edit]- The Sky is Falling, 1950
- Carry Me Home, 1950
- "P.S.'s Feature Flash", 1950 (essay)
- The Odyssey of Yiggar Throlg, 1951
- Android, 1951
- We Shall Come Back, 1951
- Golden Apple, 1951
- The Visitors, 1953
References
[edit]- Notes
- Bibliography
- (ed.) Anderson, Karen. Henry Kuttner: A Memorial Symposium. (fanzine) California: Sevagram Enterprise, 1958. https://fanac.org/fanzines/Fanthologies/Fantho37.pdf
- Clute, John and John Grant. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. London: Orbit Books, 1997. ISBN 978-1-85723-368-1.
- Clute, John and Peter Nicholls. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. London: Orbit Books, 1993. ISBN 978-1-85723-124-3.
- Kuttner, Henry. The Best of Kuttner, Volume 1. London: Mayflower Books Ltd., 1965.
- Kuttner, Henry. The Best of Kuttner, Volume 2. London: Mayflower Books Ltd., 1966.
- Moore Kuttner, Catherine. The Best of Henry Kuttner. New York: Ballantine Books, 1975. ISBN 0-345-24415-X.
- Nicholls, Peter. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK: Granada Publishing Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-586-05380-8.
External resources
[edit]- Lewis Padgett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Lewis Padgett at the Library of Congress, with 8 library catalog records
- Henry Kuttner at LC Authorities, with 27 records
- C. L. Moore at LC Authorities, with 12 records
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