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Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:17 pm
by Mike
Arthur C. Clark
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:47 pm
by Cazmonster
Because _______ had an Irish grandparent, he was able to assume citizenship, and by taking advantage of the Irish scheme for writers, he enjoyed tax-free status.
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:44 am
by Kyle
Isaac Asimov
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:00 am
by poorpete
William Shatner
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:31 am
by Zen
Samuel R. Delaney?
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:17 pm
by Cazmonster
He wrote many stories on serious themes, of which by far the best known is the novel about overpopulation and consumption of the world's resources, Make Room! Make Room!
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:41 pm
by Zen
Aldous Huxley
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:07 pm
by Cazmonster
On learning of his death, Harlan Ellison said, "It's a day without stars in it."
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:18 pm
by Zen
George Orwell?
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:28 pm
by Kyle
Harlan Ellison
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:35 pm
by Cazmonster
He wrote several named series: notably the Deathworld series, the Stainless Steel Rat books, and the sequence of books about Bill, the Galactic Hero.
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:35 pm
by Cazmonster
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:15 pm
by Kyle
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:43 am
by Cazmonster
His quickfire, machine-gun delivery of words was a delight to hear, and a reward to unravel: he was funny and self-aware, he enjoyed reporting the follies of others, he distrusted generals, prime ministers and tax officials with sardonic and cruel wit, and above all he made plain his acute intelligence and astonishing range of moral, ethical and literary sensibilities.
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:31 am
by Kyle
Phillip K. Dick.
Did someone already guess that?
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:44 am
by Zen
Harry Harrison
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:01 am
by Mike
David Spade
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:17 am
by poorpete
David Mamet
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:30 pm
by Cazmonster
Re: Celebrity Wikipedia
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:41 pm
by Zen
[It took a while to remember who wrote the Stainless Steel Rat books...]
[***************]'s works are characterized by the recurrence of themes such as humanity's relationship with nature and technology, the wholesomeness of natural and traditional patterns of living, the importance of art and craftsmanship, and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic in a violent world.