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Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)

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Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Judah Ozimov, on January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi shtetl, near Smolensk, Russia. He was the oldest of three children. His father, named Judah Ozimov, and his mother, named Anna Rachel Ozimov (nee Berman), were Orthodox Jews. Ozimov family were millers (the name Ozimov comes from the eponymous sort of wheat in Russian)... See full bio »

Born:

Isaak Judah Ozimov
in Petrovichi, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Died:

(age 72) in New York City, New York, USA
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2004 I, Robot (suggested by book)
 
2000 Nightfall (video) (story)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (novel "The Positronic Man" / short story "The Bicentennial Man")
 
1995 The Android Affair (TV movie) (story)
 
1990 Teach 109 (TV short) (story)
 
1988 Nightfall (story)
 
1988 Probe (TV series)
– Untouched by Human Hands (1988) (creator)
– Computer Logic (1988) (writer)
 
1988 Gandahar (adaptation / American version)
 
1988 Feeling 109 (short) (story)
 
1988 Robots (video) (novels "I, Robot" et al")
 
1987 Konets vechnosti (novel "The End of Eternity")
 
1977 The Ugly Little Boy (TV movie) (story)
 
1971 A History of Science Fiction from 1938 (short)
 
1965-1969 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
– The Naked Sun (1969) (novel)
– Liar! (1969) (story)
– The Prophet (1967) (story "Reason")
– Satisfaction Guaranteed (1966) (story)
– Sucker Bait (1965) (story)
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1966 El robot embustero (short) (story)
 
1964 Story Parade (TV series)
– The Caves of Steel (1964) (novel)
 
1962 Out of This World (TV series)
– Little Lost Robot (1962) (story)
 
1953 Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV series)
– I, Tobor (1953) (writer)
 
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1988 Probe (TV series) (science advisor - 1 episode)
– Computer Logic (1988) (science advisor)
 
1987 Future Flight (advisor: space flight)
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (special science consultant)
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series) (scientific advisor - 6 episodes)
– Hard Water: Part 2 (1979) (scientific advisor)
– Hard Water: Part 1 (1979) (scientific advisor)
– Diamond Volcano (1979) (scientific advisor)
– Dry Spell (1979) (scientific advisor)
– Harry's Doll (1979) (scientific advisor)
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1988 Michaels' Movie Madness (TV series)
 
1977 The Magnificent Major (short)
Guest Host
 
1971 A History of Science Fiction from 1938 (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1988 The Day of Five Billion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Stranieri in America (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Oltre New York (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Voyage to the Outer Planets and Beyond (video documentary)
Host
 
1980 Target... Earth? (documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Since '45 (documentary)
Himself
 
1978 In Search of... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Siberian Fireball (1978) … Himself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.184 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.75 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.256 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.110 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.35 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Nature of Things (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond (video documentary)
Himself, author
 
1996 Future Fantastic (TV series documentary)
 
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Co-wrote unproduced screenplay version of I, Robot with Harlan Ellison. See more »

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Personal Quote:

Individual science-fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence . . . has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. See more »

Trivia:

Although his cultural background was Jewish, and he remained proud of his heritage, he was an atheist. See more »

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The Human Typewriter See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn