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Henry Kuttner(1915-1958)

  • Writer
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Henry Kuttner was born on 7 April 1915 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), The Last Mimzy (2007) and Tales of Tomorrow (1951). He was married to C.L. Moore. He died on 4 February 1958 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 7, 1915
DiedFebruary 4, 1958(42)
BornApril 7, 1915
DiedFebruary 4, 1958(42)
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Known for

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Lewis Padgett)
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn and Chris O'Neil in The Last Mimzy (2007)
The Last Mimzy
6.2
  • Writer(as Lewis Padgett)
  • 2007
Leslie Nielsen, Eva Gabor, and Brian Keith in Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
Tales of Tomorrow
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as Lewis Padgett)
Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Darío Lavia, and Chucho Fernández in Selecciones de Cineficción Radio (2024)
    Selecciones de Cineficción Radio
    Podcast Series
    • Short Story "The Graveyard Rats"
    • 2025
  • Dream's End (2025)
    Dream's End
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    • 2025
  • Guillermo del Toro in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
    Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
    7.0
    TV Series
    • based on a short story by
    • 2022
  • Curious Matter Anthology (2019)
    Curious Matter Anthology
    Podcast Series
    • original story
    • 2022
  • Rhiannon Leigh Wryn and Chris O'Neil in The Last Mimzy (2007)
    The Last Mimzy
    6.2
    • short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" (as Lewis Padgett)
    • 2007
  • The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2002)
    The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas
    8.5
    Podcast Series
    • based on the short story "What You Need" by (as Lewis Padgett)
    • 2006
  • Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
    Trilogy of Terror II
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • story "The Graveyard Rats"
    • 1996
  • Ariana Richards and Jeff Daniels in Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1991)
    Grand Tour: Disaster in Time
    6.4
    • novella "Vintage Season"
    • 1991
  • Jövöbéli históriák (1971)
    Jövöbéli históriák
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1971
  • Tout spliques étaient les Borogoves (1970)
    Tout spliques étaient les Borogoves
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • short story
    • 1970
  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1966
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1961
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • based on the short story by (as Lewis Padgett)
    • 1959
  • Don Megowan in The Terror (1963)
    Tales of Frankenstein
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1958
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • C.H. Liddell
  • Born
    • April 7, 1915
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 1958
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • C.L. MooreJune 7, 1940 - February 4, 1958 (his death)
  • Other works
    Story: "A Gnome There Was"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Met his future wife, C.L. Moore, in 1936 via a fan letter he wrote (thinking she was a male colleague).
  • Quotes
    We are all part of some cosmic pattern, and this pattern works toward good and not evil. It builds and does not destroy. So I shall go on in my search for a race where I can find kinship and happiness.
  • Nicknames
    • Paul Edwards
    • Edward J. Bellin
    • Noel Gardner
    • James Hall
    • Will Garth
    • Keith Hammond
    • Hudson Hastings
    • Peter Horn
    • Kelvin Kent
    • H. Kuttner
    • Henry Kuttner Jr.
    • Robert O. Kenyon
    • Charles Stoddard
    • Woodrow Wilson Smith
    • Scott Morgan
    • Bertram W. Williams

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