George Clayton Johnson
The writer of "Kick the Can" and "Nothing in the Dark", and co-author of Logan's Run.
George Clayton Johnson (July 10, 1929 – December 25, 2015) was an American science fiction writer, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He wrote scripts for The Twilight Zone, including "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool" and "A Penny for Your Thoughts". With William F. Nolan he co-wrote the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the 1976 MGM film; he also wrote the story on which Ocean's 11 (1960) and its 2001 remake were based, and the first telecast episode of Star Trek, "The Man Trap".
Quick Facts
- Born
- 10 July 1929
- Birthplace
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
- Died
- 25 December 2015
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Years active
- 1959–2015
- Genre
- Science fiction
- magical realism
- fantasy
- literary
- Western
- horror
- Notable works
- Logan's Run
- Ocean's 11
- The Twilight Zone
- Star Trek
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