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Harlan Ellison, Iconic Sci-Fi Writer, Passes Away at 84
CBR.com ^ | June 28, 2028 | Stephen Gerding

Posted on 06/28/2018 1:52:19 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain

Harlan Ellison, one of the most influential sci-fi writers of the twentieth century, passed away today in his sleep. He was 84 years old.

Christine Valada, the widow of the late Len Wein and a friend of Harlan and his wife Susan, officially announced the author’s passing on Twitter.

“Susan Ellison has asked me to announce the passing of writer Harlan Ellison, in his sleep, earlier today,” Valada wrote. “For a brief time I was here, and for a brief time, I mattered.”—HE, 1934-2018. Arrangements for a celebration of his life are pending.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; harlanellison; literature; notalenthack; nra; sciencefiction; scifi; secondamendment
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To: ChessExpert

Harry Harrison did some fine work, too.


61 posted on 06/28/2018 8:07:43 PM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: ArtDodger

Yes, I remember that I read some of his (Harry Harrison) work, and liked it.


62 posted on 06/28/2018 8:20:53 PM PDT by ChessExpert (NAFTA - Not A Free Trade Agreement)
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief; fieldmarshaldj; Bender2; BillyBoy

RIP

I didn’t know but he was also a consultant on “Babylon 5”.


63 posted on 06/28/2018 8:49:24 PM PDT by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: Radagast the Fool
Ellison had a column called The Glass Teat, about various TV programs. I don’t remember what the publication was that carried it, but it was great.

The Los Angeles Free Press.

64 posted on 06/29/2018 9:04:20 AM PDT by EveningStar (I am a Non-Cultist Trump Supporter.)
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To: EveningStar

That’s it, thank you!!


65 posted on 06/29/2018 12:25:39 PM PDT by Radagast the Fool (At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
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To: ArtDodger
I met Harry Harrison at a Science Fiction Writers of America meeting many years ago. Chatted for a while about how he parodied some of the big names in the field in his numerous stories.
66 posted on 06/29/2018 5:48:02 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney
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To: COBOL2Java

Is that Robert Culp?


67 posted on 06/30/2018 11:15:35 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Get off my lawn and GTFO of my country.)
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To: T-Bone Texan
Is that Robert Culp?

Indeed it is!

Demon With a Glass Hand

68 posted on 06/30/2018 12:01:51 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Brilliant writer.

R.I.P.


69 posted on 07/01/2018 1:09:28 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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