Henry Kuttner 100th birthday yesterday

crich70 · 04-08-2015, 03:49 AM

I was over at feedbooks and found a book by Henry Kuttner (one of 5 there) and was just reading the bio on him when it struck me that he would have been 100 yrs old yesterday as he was born April 7th 1915. I've read a good many of his short stories over the yrs. Alas he died in 1958. Anyway I felt that such a date shouldn't pass without note.

Greg Anos · 04-08-2015, 01:08 PM

Here, here!

Tonight's read will be a Kuttner. that reduces the list to under 100...maybe.

But which one?

The Big Night?
A Gallagher yarn?
A Hogben?
Fury?
The Iron Standard?

Decisions, decisions....

radius · 04-09-2015, 06:29 PM

It's unclear to me whether Clash by Night was a Kuttner story or a CL Moore story, but I love it.

Greg Anos · 04-10-2015, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by radius

It's unclear to me whether Clash by Night was a Kuttner story or a CL Moore story, but I love it.

All I can say is that the sequel, Fury, was ascribed by CL Moore as being 7/8 Kuttner and 1/8 Moore...

crich70 · 04-12-2015, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by radius

It's unclear to me whether Clash by Night was a Kuttner story or a CL Moore story, but I love it.

As I understand it the two of them worked on many pieces together and when one would leave off from a given book/story the other would often pick up from that point and continue for a bit and then the other would pick up the story again so maybe Clash by Night was also written that way. If so then it's a case of it being both a Kuttner and a CL Moore story.

radius · 04-13-2015, 02:20 PM

Yes, I know, that's why I was unclear who was responsible for it

BenG · 04-26-2015, 08:49 PM

Kuttner got a better word rate from the magazines, so they were known to submit her work under his name.

crich70 · 04-29-2015, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

Kuttner got a better word rate from the magazines, so they were known to submit her work under his name.

Makes sense when you consider the times. Back then I understand female authors often used a pen name that hid their gender or just used their initials i.e. C. L. Moore for the same reason. After all a woman couldn't possibly write science fiction etc. That was a man's field of work. You still see shades of that in today's world. That's why J.K. Rowling is J.K. Rowling and not Joanne Rowling (Kathleen is her grandmother's name).

04-08-2015, 03:49 AM	#1
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Henry Kuttner 100th birthday yesterday I was over at feedbooks and found a book by Henry Kuttner (one of 5 there) and was just reading the bio on him when it struck me that he would have been 100 yrs old yesterday as he was born April 7th 1915. I've read a good many of his short stories over the yrs. Alas he died in 1958. Anyway I felt that such a date shouldn't pass without note.

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Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,492 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Here, here! Tonight's read will be a Kuttner. that reduces the list to under 100...maybe. But which one? The Big Night? A Gallagher yarn? A Hogben? Fury? The Iron Standard? Decisions, decisions....

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radius Lector minore Posts: 660 Karma: 1738720 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Aura One, Paperwhite Signature	Yes, I know, that's why I was unclear who was responsible for it

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