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Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner, American author (died 1958)

Born
April 7, 1915
Died
February 4, 1958
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1915

About Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. While working for the d'Orsay agency, Kuttner picked Leigh Brackett's early manuscripts off the slush pile; under his tutelage, she sold her first story (to John W. Kuttner was known for his literary prose and worked in close collaboration with his wife, C. Ray Bradbury has said that Kuttner actually wrote the last 300 words of Bradbury's first horror story, "The Candle" (Weird Tales, November 1942).

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The world when Henry Kuttner was born

Henry Kuttner was born in 1915. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henry Kuttner's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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