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December 27: Genre fan and fanzine publisher
Rusty Hevelin dies at 89.
[1]
December 22:
Harrison Ford named to play Colonel Hyrum Graff in the upcoming film
Ender's Game .
[2]
December 22: British actress
Helen Mirren expresses interest in portraying the
Doctor .
[3]
December 20: Young adult author
James Dashner to lead multi-author collaboration for
Scholastic .
[4]
December 16: Scottish actor
Nicol Williamson , who played Merlin in the 1981
Excalibur , dies at 75.
[5]
December 15: The nominees for the 2012
Golden Globe Awards are announced.
[6]
December 14:
ASIFA-Hollywood announces the nominees for the 2011
Annie Awards .
[7]
December 14: The nominees for the 18th annual
Screen Actors Guild Awards are announced.
[8]
December 14: American comic book artist, editor, writer, and publisher
Joe Simon dies at 98.
[9]
December 13: Parts of two long-thought-lost serials from
Doctor Who ,
Galaxy 4 (1965) and
The Underwater Menace (1967), are found in a private collection.
[10]
[11]
December 13:
NASA approves the first private mission to the
International Space Station .
[12]
December 13: American author and doctor
T. J. Bass dies at 79.
[13]
December 13: American expatriate writer of science fiction and fantasy
Russell Hoban dies at 86.
[14]
December 7: American comic book artist
Jerry Robinson , known as the creator of
The Joker , dies at 89.
[15]
December 7: American actor
Harry Morgan , best known in for his role as Colonel
Sherman T. Potter in the series
M*A*S*H , dies at 96.
[16]
December 6: A special enhanced 75th anniversary ebook edition of
The Hobbit is released by Harper Collins.
[17]
December 5: Artist
Darrell K. Sweet , who illustrated the covers of many science fiction and fantasy book covers, dies at 77.
[18]
December 2: British author D. West is announced as the winner of the 2011
Rotsler Award .
[19]
December 1:
Harlan Ellison drops his suit over alleged copyright infringement of the film
In Time .
[20]
December 1: The copy of
Action Comics 1 owned by actor
Nicolas Cage is sold at auction for $2.1 million.
[21]
November 27:
Ken Russell , English director of
Altered States , dies at 84.
[22]
November 25: The a scene from the new film
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn causes seizures in multiple people.
[23]
November 22: Publisher
Penguin Books temporarily suspends lending of its ebooks.
[24]
November 22: British actor
Matt Smith confirms he'll be returning for another series on
Doctor Who .
[25]
November 21: Prolific science fiction author
Anne McCaffrey , best known for her
Dragonriders of Pern series, dies at 85.
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
November 20: The winners of the 2011
Prix Aurora Award are announced.
[30]
November 19: British actor and director
John Neville , known for the title role in
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , dies at 86.
[31]
November 15: The
BBC denies rumors of a
Doctor Who feature film.
[32]
November 15:
Karl Slover , best known for his role as a
Munchkin in the 1939
The Wizard of Oz film, dies at 93.
[33]
[34]
November 14: American comic book writer and novelist
Chris Claremont donates his papers and archives to
Columbia University .
[35]
November 14: The
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America release their web page listing contact information for deceased authors' estates.
[36]
November 14: American author
Cherie Priest is named winner of the 2011
Endeavour Award .
[37]
November 14: The short story The Pod , by Mary Mascari, is named winner of the 2011
ISFiC Writers Contest .
[38]
November 14:
David Yates , known for directing the final four
Harry Potter films, states he is working on a
Doctor Who feature film for the
BBC .
[39]
[40]
November 9: The nominees for the 2012
People's Choice Awards are announced.
[41]
November 8:
Harlan Ellison settles his lawsuit against the creators of the film
In Time .
[42]
November 8: Director
Ridley Scott to release an eight-part miniseries on the
Science Channel titled Prophets of Science Fiction .
[43]
November 4: A British man is convicted of killing his wife after she smashed some of his
Star Wars toy collection.
[44]
November 3: The magazine
Realms of Fantasy ceases publication for a third time.
[45]
November 2: American actor
Leonard Stone , whose first notable role was as the father of
Violet Beauregarde in
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , dies at 87.
[46]
November 2:
Writers of the Future launches a new online magazine.
[47]
November 1: Drake Tucker of Phase2Films is named the winner of the Blow the Top of Scott Edelman's Head Off Really Cool Zombie Filmmaking Competition.
[48]
November 1: The
British Fantasy Society is considering the possible reworking of the
British Fantasy Awards .
[49]
October 31:
Netflix and
Disney /
ABC reach a new deal for online
streaming of television series.
[50]
October 31: The winners of the 2011
World Fantasy Awards are announced.
[51]
[52]
October 26: A release date, 15 March 2013, is set for the
Ender's Game film.
[53]
October 25: American actor
Wyatt Knight , known in the genre for roles including a guest appearance on
Star Trek: The Next Generation , dies at 56.
[54]
October 24:
Tim Burton will be designing float for the
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade .
[55]
October 23: American children's author
Florence Parry Heide dies at 92.
[56]
October 12:
Douglas Trumbull , known for his special effects work, is named as recipient of the Georges Méliès Award.
[57]
October 7:
Sam Stone , winner of the 2011
British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, returns the award due to controversy on balloting.
[58]
October 5:
Roland Emmerich has hired a new writer for his project adapting
Asimov's
Foundation series .
[59]
October 4: Way back in his 1999 novel
Flashforward , author
Robert J. Sawyer predicted two winners of the 2011
Nobel Prize in Physics .
[60]
October 4: The winners of the 2011
British Fantasy Awards are announced, including the novel Demon Dance by
Sam Stone .
[61]
September 26: Fantasy author
Sara Douglass dies at 54 of
ovarian cancer .
[62]
September 26:
David Zelag Goodman , author of the screenplay for the 1976 genre film
Logan's Run , dies at 81.
[63]
September 20: American author
Connie Willis is announced as the winner of the 2011
Robert A. Heinlein Award .
[64]
September 19: Horror writer and editor
Mark W. Worthen dies at 49.
[65]
September 19: The winners of the
63rd Primetime Emmy Awards are announced, including seven wins for genre shows.
[66]
[67]
September 15: Canadian actress
Frances Bay dies at 92
[68]
[69]
September 15: Winners of the 2011
Sunburst Awards are announced.
[70]
September 11: Welsh actor and model
Andy Whitfield dies at 39.
[71]
September 10: American actor
Cliff Robertson , best known recently for playing
Peter Parker's gentle
Uncle Ben in the
Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy , dies at 88.
[72]
[73]
September 8:
IDW Publishing begins releasing graphic novels and comics via
iBooks .
[74]
September 7: The winners of the 2011
Seiun Awards are announced.
[75]
September 7: As of September 12,
Nature will no longer accept article submissions from Homo sapiens .
[76]
September 5: American film and television director
Charles S. Dubin dies at 92.
[77]
September 4: Editor, writer, and game designer
Bill Kunkel dies at 61.
[78]
August 27: American actress
Eve Brent , best known for her role as
Jane in the 1958 film
Tarzan's Fight for Life , dies at 82.
[79]
[80]
August 24:
NASA to work with
Tor authors to inspire future scientists and astronauts.
[81]
August 22: Disney announces two untitled Pixar films for release in 2013 and 2014.
[82]
August 20: Winners of the 2011
Hugo Awards are announced.
[83]
[84]
[85]
August 19: Welsh screenwriter and director
Jimmy Sangster , known for his work for
horror film producers
Hammer Film Productions , dies at 83.
[86]
August 19: Winners of the 2010
Sidewise Award for Alternate History are announced.
[87]
August 17: The
Horror Writers Association will be presenting a special Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century at the 2012
World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.
[88]
August 15:
Colin Harvey , a British science fiction writer and editor, dies at 50.
[89]
August 6: Philip J. Rahman, publisher at
weird fiction specialty publishing house
Fedogan & Bremer , dies at 59.
[90]
August 6:
John Wood , a British actor known for roles in
WarGames and
Ladyhawke , dies at 81.
[91]
August 3:
Bubba Smith , an American actor whose genre works include appearances in
Blue Thunder and
Wonder Woman , dies at 66.
[92]
August 3:
William Sleator , an American science fiction author known for works such as
The Boy Who Reversed Himself , dies at 66.
[93]
August 2: Richard A. Hoen, author of a
1948 letter which critiqued a future 1949 issue of
Astounding , dies at 81.[referencelink]
August 2: A new
Star Trek theme park will be built in the
Kingdom of Jordan , funded substantially by
King Abdullah II , who is a fan of the series.
[94]
August 2: American dark fantasy and paranormal romance author
L.A. Banks dies at 51.
[95]
August 1:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 has grossed more than $1.01 billion worldwide, making it the #8 top-grossing film of all time after only 19 days in release.
[96]
[97]
July 30: The nominees for the 2011
World Fantasy Awards are announced.
[98]
July 26:
Sakyo Komatsu , a Japanese science fiction writer best known for works such as
Japan Sinks and
Sayonara Jupiter , dies at 80.
[99]
[100]
July 20: The winners of the 2011
Mythopoeic Awards are announced.
[101]
July 20:
Gollancz announces the pending release as
ebooks of thousands of out-of-print science fiction works.
[102] (
archived )
July 18: A builder in Utah has recreated the house from the Pixar film
Up , and has put it up for sale.
[103]
July 18:
Katherine MacLean is named the 2011 winner of the
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award .
[104]
July 18: The winners of the 4th annual
Shirley Jackson Awards are announced.
[105]
July 18: The winners of the 2001
Rhysling Awards for science fiction poetry are announced.
[106]
July 17:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 breaks all-time opening weekend box office records both domestically and internationally with a total $475.6 million in ticket sales.
[107]
[108]
[109]
July 14: The nominees for the 63rd
Emmy Awards are announced, including genre works such as
Game of Thrones (13 nominations) and
The Big Bang Theory (5 nominations).
[110]
[111]
July 14:
Charlaine Harris announces the final
Sookie Stackhouse book will be volume 13 in the series.
[112]
[113]
July 12:
Sherwood Schwartz , writer and producer of such genre TV series as
It's About Time and
My Favorite Martian , dies at 94.
[114]
July 9: The
University of Kansas announces it is receiving a donation of the majority of private letters, manuscripts and other papers by author
Theodore Sturgeon .
[115]
July 8: The winners of the
Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award are announced.
[116]
July 7: The release date for
Thor 2 is set as July 26, 2013.
[117]
July 7: The third edition of
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction will be online-only and will be free.
[118]
[119]
July 6: The finalists for the 2011
Endeavour Award are announced.
[120]
July 5: The winners of the 2011
Prometheus Awards , including
Sarah Hoyt for her novel Darkship Thieves , are announced.
[121]
June 28:
Fred Steiner , an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio, and film, dies at 88.
[122]
June 27: The winners of the 37th annual
Saturn Awards are announced.
[123]
[124]
June 27: The nominees for the 2011
British Fantasy Awards are announced.
[125]
June 23:
Peter Falk , best known as the lead in
Columbo , dies at 83.
[126]
June 23: A star will be added to the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for
Walter Koenig , best known for his roles as
Pavel Chekov in
Star Trek and
Alfred Bester in
Babylon 5 .
[127]
June 21:
Pixar announces they will release an as-yet-unnamed non-sequel film on November 27, 2013.
[128]
June 21: The first
Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards are announced.
[129]
June 20: The nominees are announced for the 2010
Sidewise Award for Alternate History .
[130]
June 20: The winners of the 2010
Bram Stoker Awards are announced, including A Dark Matter by
Peter Straub .
[131]
June 13: Winners of the 2011
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award are announced.
[132]
June 12: Film producer
Laura Ziskin , known in the genre for producing the
2000s Spider-Man film series , dies at 61.
[133]
June 11: The finalists are announced for the
Campbell Memorial Award and the
Theodore Sturgeon Award .
[134]
June 8:
Roy Skelton , the voice of the
Daleks ,
Cybermen , and the
Krotons , dies at 79.
[135]
June 6: The readers of
Realms of Fantasy choose the winners of the 2010 Readers Choice Awards.
[136]
June 5:
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse wins in five categories at the
MTV Movie Awards .
[137]
June 3: Fantasy and horror writer and editor
Alan Peter Ryan dies at 68.
[138]
June 3: Actor
James Arness , who appeared in several genre works in addition to his most famous role as
Marshal Matt Dillon in
Gunsmoke , dies at 88.
[139]
June 2: Canadian American science fiction and fantasy author
Joel Rosenberg dies at 57.
[140]
May 31: The final nominees for the 2011
Chesley Awards are announced.
[141]
May 27:
Jeff Conaway , best known in the genre for his role as
Zack Allan on
Babylon 5 , dies at 60.
[142]
May 23: The winners of the 2010
Analog Analytical Laboratory Awards and
Asmiov's Readers' Awards are announced.
[143]
May 21: Winners of the 2010
Nebula Awards , including
Eric James Stone for Best Novelette, are announced.
[144]
May 21: The finalists for the 2011
Mythopoeic Awards are announced.
[145]
May 19:
Jeffrey Catherine Jones , an American painter known for genre book cover and magazine works, dies at 67.
[146]
[147]
May 19: The winners of the 2010
Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest are announced.
[148]
May 18:
Walter Jon Williams discusses how he has "
pirated " his works from those illegally posting his works online.
[149]
May 17: The finalists for the English language
Prix Aurora Awards are announced.
[150]
May 17: The winners of the French language
Prix Aurora Boréal Awards are announced.
[151]
May 16: English actor
Edward Hardwicke , best known for his role as
Doctor Watson in
The Return of Sherlock Holmes , dies at 78.
[152]
May 5:
Dana Wynter , best known for playing the female lead in the 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers , dies at 79.
[153]
May 3:
Jackie Cooper , best known recently for playing
Daily Planet editor
Perry White in the
Superman film series starring
Christopher Reeve , dies at 88.
[154]
[155]
May 3: The nominees for the 2011
Rhysling Awards are announced.
[156]
April 29: Feminist author
Joanna Russ , best known for her award-winning novel
The Female Man , dies at 74.
[157]
April 29:
Superman states he will renounce his
American citizenship in the 900th issue of
Action Comics .
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April 28:
William Campbell , best known for portraying
Koloth in
Star Trek: The Original Series , dies at 84.
[163]
April 28: Winners of the 2011
Ditmar Award , including Power and Majesty by
Tansy Rayner Roberts , are announced.
[164]
April 28: South African author
Lauren Beukes wins the 2011
Arthur C. Clarke Award for Zoo City .
[165]
April 27:
Yvette Vickers , best known for the title role in the 1958
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman , is found dead in her home. She is believed to have been dead for about a year.
[166]
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April 25: Nominees for the
Hugo Award are announced.
[168]
[169]
April 24: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack , by Mark Hodder, wins the 2011
Philip K. Dick Award .
[170]
April 24: Winners of the 2010
BSFA Award , including The Dervish House by
Ian McDonald , are announced.
[171]
April 23:
Sol Saks , a television screenwriter known best for creating
Bewitched , dies at 100.
[172]
[173]
April 19:
Elizabeth Sladen , best known for portraying
Sarah Jane Smith on
Doctor Who , dies at 63.
[174]
[175]
April 14: The
Science Fiction Writers of America Estates Database requests help finding estates of deceased authors.
[176]
April 14: Robotics
merit badge created by collaboration between
NASA and the
Boy Scouts of America .
[177]
April 14: Nominees announced for the 2010
Shirley Jackson Award .
[178]
April 14:
Namco Bandai and
Microsoft team up to create the world's largest
Pac-Man game.
[179]
April 14:
Bruce Campbell states there will be a remake of
Evil Dead .
[180]
April 13:
David Hayter chosen to pen the screenplay for the upcoming Dragonflight film adaptation.
[181]
April 13:
Paramount Pictures purchases the film option for
Ray Bradbury 's
The Martian Chronicles .
[182]
April 8: The nominees for the 2011
Eisner Awards are announced.
[183]
April 7: Rise of the Apes is renamed to
Rise of the Planet of the Apes .
[184]
April 5: The nominees for the 5th annual Scribe Award, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, are announced.
[185]
April 4: The finalists for the 2010
Prometheus Awards are announced.
[186]
March 31: The
Horror Writers Association announces the winners of the Specialty Press and Silver Hammer awards, and the Richard Laymon President's Award for Service.
[187]
March 30: The 2012 sequel (which is actually a
prequel ) to Pixar's
Monsters, Inc. is to be titled
Monsters University .
[188]
March 29:
Shaun Tan , an
Oscar-winning Australian author and illustrator, wins the
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award .
[189]
March 26:
Diana Wynne Jones , author of
Howl's Moving Castle , the
Chrestomanci series, and
Dark Lord of Derkholm , dies at 76.
[190]
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March 23: Nominees for the 2010
Aurealis Award are announced, including Grimsdon by
Deborah Abela and The Midnight Zoo by
Sonya Hartnett .
[192]
March 22:
Ellen Datlow and
Al Feldstein win the 2011 LIfetime Achievement Award from the
Horror Writers Association .
[193]
March 21: April R. Derleth, president and CEO of
weird fiction publisher
Arkham House , dies at 56.
[194]
March 21: Baba Yaga Laid an Egg , by
Dubravka Ugrešić , is named winner of the 2010
Tiptree Award .
[195]
March 21:
Peter Jackson announces that principal photography has begun on
The Hobbit films.
[196]
March 19: Details of the costume are announced for the title character in the new 2011
Wonder Woman TV series.
[197]
March 17: Nancy Fulda wins the 5th
Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest .
[198]
March 17: Nominees for the 2010
Lambda Literary Awards are announced, including Wilde Stories 2010: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction edited by
Steve Berman .
[199]
March 17:
Michael Gough , most recently best-known for his role as
Alfred Pennyworth in the Tim Burton
Batman films, dies at 94.
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March 9: The
Royal Mail releases eight stamps honoring eight wizarding characters from literature, including
Aslan ,
Rincewind , and
Merlin .
[202]
March 9:
Doctor Who (series 6) set to begin airing on Saturday, April 23 in the United States.
[203]
March 6: The finalists for the 2001
Arthur C. Clarke Award are announced.
[204]
March 4:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace announced to be scheduled for a February 10, 2012 release in
3-D .
[205]
March 1: The final ballot for the annual
Bram Stoker Awards are announced.
[206]
February 28: The genre winners of the
83rd Academy Awards include
Toy Story 3 ,
Inception ,
Alice in Wonderland , and
The Wolfman .
[207]
February 28: The
Mysterious Galaxy independent bookstore announces plans for expansion.
[208]
February 26: The winners of the
31st Golden Raspberry Awards are announced, with
The Last Airbender taking the most awards.
[209]
February 25: The nominees for the
37th Saturn Awards are announced.
[210]
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February 25: Thousands of photographs documenting
science fiction fandom back to the 1920s are released.
[212]
February 24:
Old Man's War , a novel by
John Scalzi is optioned by
Paramount Pictures .
[213]
February 24: The nominees for the 2011
Audie Awards are announced, including the
Audible.com release of
The Day of the Triffids by
John Wyndham , as narrated by Graeme Malcolm.
[214]
February 17:
Perry Moore , author, screenwriter, and producer of the first three
The Chronicles of Narnia films.
[215]
February 14:
Splatter film producer
David F. Friedman , known for works such as
Blood Feast and
An American Werewolf in Paris , dies at 87.
[216]
February 13: The 2011
BAFTA Award winners, including Colleen Atwood for costume design in
Alice in Wonderland , are announced.
[217]
February 12: Actor
Kenneth Mars , known for appearances in genre works such as
Young Frankenstein and
The Little Mermaid (voice), dies at age 75.
[218]
February 5: British author
Brian Jacques , author of the
Redwall fantasy series, dies at age 71.
[219]
February 3: The preliminary ballot for the 2010
Bram Stoker Awards has been released by the
Horror Writers Association .
[220]
February 2: A film adaptation of
Ender's Game may be closer to being produced.
[221]
February 1: The winners are announced for the 4th annual Black Quill Awards, including works by
Peter Straub ,
Nate Kenyon , and
Gemma Files .
[222]
January 31: British actor
Henry Cavill is selected to portray
Superman in the upcoming December 2012 film.
[223]
January 31: The release date of the film adaptation of
The Hunger Games is announced as March 23, 2012.
[224]
January 30: Composer
John Barry , best known for his work on 14
James Bond films, dies at age 77.
[225]
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January 29: Horror author
Melissa Mia Hall dies at age 55.
[227]
January 27: American comedian and actor
Charlie Callas , who appeared in genre works such as
Amazon Women on the Moon and
Dracula: Dead and Loving It , dies at age 83.
[228]
January 27: The filming of the upcoming
The Hobbit is delayed due to
Peter Jackson suffering from a
perforated ulcer .
[229]
January 26: The issue of
climate change is addressed in the new science fiction anthology, Welcome to the Greenhouse , from editor
Gordon Van Gelder .
[230]
January 25: The genre nominees for the 2010
Academy Awards include
Alice in Wonderland ,
How to Train Your Dragon , and
Toy Story 3 .
[231]
January 24: The nominees for the 2010
Golden Raspberry Award are announced, including
The Last Airbender ,
Twilight Saga: Eclipse , and
Vampires Suck .
[232]
January 24:
NBC confirms greenlighting of reboot of the classic
Wonder Woman TV series.
[233]
January 24: Director
James Cameron announces release schedule for
Avatar ; the two sequels will be released at Christmas in 2014 and 2015.
[234]
January 21: A new
Red Dwarf series is set to begin filming in late 2011.
[235]
January 20: The shortlist for the 2010
BSFA Award have been announced, including
The Windup Girl by
Paolo Bacigalupi .
[236]
January 19: The nominees for the 2010
Philip K. Dick Award are announced, including Chill by
Elizabeth Bear .
[237]
January 19: The nominees for the 2011
British Academy Film Awards are announced, including
Inception for
Best Film .
[238]
January 19: The winners of the 2010
Golden Globe Awards are announced, including
Toy Story 3 winning
Best Animated Feature Film .
[239]
January 15:
Susannah York , the British actress who played
Lara , the mother of
Kal-El , in three of the
Superman films, dies at age 72.
[240]
January 13:
The Big Bang Theory TV series is set to continue until at least 2014.
[241]
January 13:
2|Entertain announces the DVD release schedule for classic
Doctor Who series for 2011.
[242]
January 10: The winners of the
Newbery Medal ,
Caldecott Medal , and
Michael L. Printz Award are announced.
[243]
January 5:
Joe Quesada steps down,
Axel Alonso steps up, as
editor-in-chief of
Marvel Comics .
[244]
January 5: A large number of genre shows, including three for
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , received
People's Choice Awards at the
37th People's Choice Awards ceremony.
[245]
January 4:
Dick King-Smith , author of
The Sheep-Pig (the book on which the film
Babe was based, dies at age 88.
[246]
January 3:
Jill Haworth , who starred as Rose in the 1972 horror film
Tower of Evil , dies at age 65.
[247]
January 3:
Renovation , the 2011
Worldcon , has opened nominations for the
Hugo Award .
[248]
January 3: The top nine highest-grossing films of 2010 were science fiction, fantasy, or horror films.
[249]
January 2:
Pete Postlethwaite , winner of the 1998
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in
The Lost World: Jurassic Park , dies at age 64.
[250]
January 2:
Anne Francis , best known for her role as Altaira in
Forbidden Planet , dies at age 80.
[251]
January 1: The
Aeon Award opens for entries.
[252]
January 1:
Orson Scott Card , author of
Ender's Game , suffers a mild stroke.
[253]