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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.
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Born:in Stamford, Connecticut, USADied:(age 87) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK |
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Writer (3 credits)
Writer (3 credits)
1997
Perversions of Science
(TV Series) (story "Dream of Doom" - 1 episode)
- Dream of Doom
(1997)
... (story "Dream of Doom" - uncredited)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (4 credits)
Self (4 credits)
1975-1979
The Book Programme
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Into the Unknown
(1979)
... Self
- Episode #2.17
(1975)
... Self
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Novel (in the "Bill, the Galactic Hero" series): "Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves" See more »Official Sites:
Harry HarrisonAlternate Names:
Hank Dempsey
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[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:
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