Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science-fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore. Padgett was the author of many humorous short stories of science fiction in the 1940s and 1950s. Among the most famous were: Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 - February 4, 1958) was a science fiction author born in Los Angeles, California. ... Catherine Lucille Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. ...

• The "Gallegher" series of stories
• Mimsy were the Borogoves
• The Twonky
• What You Need

Padgett's work The Twonky was the inspiration for a radio show recording and a full-length film by the same name. An episode of The Twilight Zone was based on his short story What You Need. The New Line Cinema movie The Last Mimzy is based off the short story Mimsy were the Borogoves. Mimsy Were The Borogoves is a short story (now being made into a feature-length film titled The Last Mimzy) by Lewis Padgett originally published in 1943. ... The Twonky is a 1953 film, based on a short story by the science-fiction author Lewis Padgett, about a television with a mind of its own. ... The Twilight Zone title. ... “What You Need” is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Although "Lewis Padgett" was the most common pseudonym for the pair, they also used the pseudonyms "Lawrence O'Donnell" and "C. H. Liddell", as well as collaborating under their own names.

Bibliography

By "Lewis Padgett"

• A Gnome There Was, 1941.
• Piggy Bank, 1942.
• Deadlock, 1942.
• The Twonky, 1942.
• Compliments of the Author, 1942.
• Time Locker, 1943.
• Shock, 1943.
• Open Secret, 1943.
• The World Is Mine, 1943.
• Endowment Policy, 1943.
• Gallegher Plus, 1943.
• The Iron Standard, 1943.
• When the Bough Breaks, 1944.
• The Piper's Son, 1945.
• Three Blind Mice, 1945.
• Camouflage, 1945.
• What You Need, 1945.
• Line to Tomorrow, 1945.
• Beggars in Velvet, 1945.
• We Kill People, 1946.
• Rain Check, 1946.
• The Cure, 1946.
• Time Enough, 1946.
• The Fairy Chessmen, 1946. (2 parts)
• Chessboard Planet, 1946. (novel)
• Murder in Brass, 1946.
• Project, 1947.
• Jesting Pilot, 1947.
• Margin for Error, 1947.
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 1947. (2 parts)
• Exit the Professor, 1947.
• The Day He Died, 1947. (novel)
• Ex Machina, 1948.
• Private Eye, 1949.
• The Prisoner in the Skull, 1949.
• See You Later, 1949.
• Beyond Earth's Gates, 1949. (novel)
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow, 1951. (novel)
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow & The Fairy Chessmen, 1951. (omnibus)
• Humpty Dumpty, 1953.
• Epilogue, 1953. (essay)
• Line to Tomorrow and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction (collection)

By "Lawrence O'Donnell"

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

By "C. H. Liddell"

• The Sky is Falling, 1950.
• Carry Me Home, 1950.
• P.S.'s Feature Flash, 1950. (essay)
• The Odyssey of Yiggar Throlg, 1951.
• Android, 1951.
• We Shall Come Back, 1951.
• Golden Apple, 1951.
• The Visitors, 1953.

By Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (as themselves)

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

External resources

• Lewis Padgett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database