Lewis Padgett

Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, 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

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 :
* "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.

Adaptations

"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", narrated by William Shatner.
The feature film The Last Mimzy is loosely based on the short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves".

As themselves (1937–1956)

Quest of the Starstone, 1937Earth's Last Citadel, 1943The Mask of Circe, 1948 Home is the Hunter, 1953Or Else, 1953A Wild Surmise, 1953Home There's No Returning, 1955Two-Handed Engine, 1955No Boundaries, 1955 Rite of Passage, 1956

As Lewis Padgett (1941–1953)

A Gnome There Was, 1941Piggy Bank, 1942Deadlock, 1942The Twonky, 1942Compliments of the Author, 1942Time Locker, 1943The Proud Robot, 1943Mimsy Were the Borogoves, 1943Shock, 1943Open Secret, 1943The World Is Mine, 1943Endowment Policy, 1943Gallegher Plus, 1943The Iron Standard, 1943When the Bough Breaks, 1944The Piper's Son, 1945Three Blind Mice, 1945', 1945

', 1945Line to Tomorrow, 1945Beggars in Velvet, 1945We Kill People, 1946Rain Check, 1946The Cure, 1946Time Enough, 1946The Fairy Chessmen, 1946 ', 1946 Murder in Brass, 1946
The Portal in the Picture, 1946, later published under the title Beyond Earth's Gates 1949 Project, 1947Jesting Pilot, 1947Margin for Error, 1947Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 1947 Exit the Professor, 1947The Day He Died, 1947 Ex Machina, 1948
', 1949The Prisoner in the Skull, 1949See You Later, 1949Beyond Earth's Gates, 1949, originally published under the title The Portal in the Picture 1946Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 1951 Tomorrow and Tomorrow & The Fairy Chessmen, 1951 The Far Reality, 1951 Robots Have No Tails, 1952 Mutant, 1953Humpty Dumpty, 1953Epilogue, 1953
''Line to Tomorrow and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction''

As Lawrence O'Donnell (1943–1950)

Clash By Night, 1943The Children's Hour, 1944The Code, 1945The Lion and the Unicorn, 1945This is the House, 1946Vintage Season, 1946Fury, 1947Promised Land, 1950Heir Apparent, 1950Paradise Street, 1950

As C. H. Liddell (1950–1953)

The Sky is Falling, 1950Carry Me Home, 1950

"P.S.'s Feature Flash", 1950 The Odyssey of Yiggar Throlg, 1951Android, 1951We Shall Come Back, 1951Golden Apple, 1951The Visitors, 1953

External resources

at LC Authorities, with 27 records
at LC Authorities, with 12 records