Harlan Ellison
Known for: Writing
Born: May 27, 1934
Died: June 28, 2018
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Some of his best-known works include the 1967 Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", considered by some to be the greatest episode of Star Trek ever(he subsequently wrote a book about the experience that includes his original screenplay), his A Boy and His Dog cycle (which was made into a film), and his short stories "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" and "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman". He was also editor and anthologist for Dangerous Visions (1967) and Again, Dangerous Visions (1972). Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars.
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Filmography
22 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
6.2
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
7.1
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
8.2
Love, Death & Robots
2019
NR
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
2018
8.5
Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
2014
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
2.0
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010
7.3
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
20084.0
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
2007
6.2
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
3.8
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
7.2
Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
2005
9.3
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
NR
Impressions of Dune
2003
6.1
The Hunger
1997
6.9
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
6.5
Phantom 2040
1994
8.0
Babylon 5
1994
6.9
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
1993
10.0
The Overstreet World of Comic Books
1993
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
5.9
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
8.0
The Masters of Comic Book Art
1987
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
7.7
The Terminator
1984
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
10.0
De droomproducenten
1984
NR
Television: The Enchanted Mirror
1981
8.0
The Starlost: The Beginning
198010.0
Since '45
1979
6.3
A Boy and His Dog
1975
7.7
The Starlost
1973
7.4
Ghost Story
1972
4.1
The Godson
1971
8.0
Star Trek
1966
5.1
The Oscar
1966
7.5
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
7.8
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
NR
Television: The Ultimate Drug
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The Starlost: Deception
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