Editing C. L. Moore (section)

==Marriage to Henry Kuttner and literary collaborations==
Moore met [[Henry Kuttner]], also a science fiction writer, in 1936 when he wrote her a fan letter under the impression that "C. L. Moore" was a man. They soon collaborated on a story that combined Moore's signature characters, Northwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry: "Quest of the Starstone" (1937).

Moore and Kuttner married in 1940 and thereafter wrote many of their stories in collaboration, sometimes under their own names, but more often using the joint pseudonyms C. H. Liddell, Lawrence O'Donnell, or Lewis Padgett — [[Lewis Padgett#Bibliography|most commonly the latter]], a combination of their mothers' maiden names. Moore still occasionally wrote solo work during this period, including the frequently anthologized "No Woman Born" (1944). A selection of Moore's solo short fiction work from 1942 through 1950 was collected in 1952's ''Judgement Night''. Moore's only solo novel, ''Doomsday Morning'', appeared in 1957.

The vast majority of Moore's work in the period, though, was written as part of a very prolific partnership. Working together, the couple managed to combine Moore's style with Kuttner's more cerebral storytelling. They continued to work in science fiction and fantasy, and their works include two frequently anthologized sci-fi classics: "[[Mimsy Were the Borogoves]]" (February 1943), the basis for the film ''[[The Last Mimzy]]'' (2007), and ''[[Vintage Season]]'' (September 1946), the basis for the film ''[[Timescape (1992 film)|Timescape]]'' (1992). As "Lewis Padgett" they also penned two mystery novels: ''The Brass Ring'' (1946) and ''The Day He Died'' (1947).