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Harry Harrison (I) (1925–2012)


Harry Harrison was born on March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA as Henry Maxwell Dempsey. He was a writer, known for À Beira do Fim (1973), Soylent Green and Bill the Galactic Hero (2014). He was married to Joan Merkler. He died on August 15, 2012 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. See full bio »

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(1973)
(1979)

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 2014 Bill the Galactic Hero (novel)
 1997 Perversions of Science (TV Series) (story "Dream of Doom" - 1 episode)
- Dream of Doom (1997) ... (story "Dream of Doom" - uncredited)
 1973 À Beira do Fim (novel "Make Room! Make Room!")
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  Bird of Steel! (special thanks) (filming)
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 1993 New Nightmares (TV Mini-Series documentary)
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- Them (1993) ... Self
 1982 The History of the SF Film (TV Movie documentary)
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 1975-1979 The Book Programme (TV Series documentary)
Self
- Into the Unknown (1979) ... Self
- Episode #2.17 (1975) ... Self
 1979 Time Out of Mind (TV Series documentary)
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- Seacon '79 (1979) ... Self
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Other Works:

Novel (in the "Bill, the Galactic Hero" series): "Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »

Official Sites:

Harry Harrison

Alternate Names:

Hank Dempsey
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Personal Quote:

[on filming of À Beira do Fim (1973), based on his novel] I went down to the set and took a lot of copies of the book with me and gave one to everyone I could think of--the actors, the cameraman, the technicians--all of whom seemed to appreciate meeting me. I mean, they don't care about screenwriters, but authors of real books are something different. They don't get to see many real books ... See more »

Trivia:

He has used house names such as Wade Kaempfert and Philip St. John to edit magazines, and has published other fictions under the names Felix Boyd, Leslie Charteris, and Hank Dempsey. See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces

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