Harlan Ellison
Creative consultant to the 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone.
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality; his published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, teleplays and essays. He served as creative consultant to the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone, and later as a conceptual consultant for Babylon 5. His best-known television script is the 1967 Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever".
Quick Facts
- Pen name
- Cordwainer Bird
- Nalrah Nosille
- and 8 others
- Birth name
- Harlan Jay Ellison
- Born
- 27 May 1934
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- 28 June 2018
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Author
- screenwriter
- essayist
- Genre
- Speculative fiction
- fantasy
- crime fiction
- mystery
- horror
- film and television criticism
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