“Forgotten Hollywood”- The Passing of Harlan Ellison…
Manny P. here… 
“`Harlan Ellison was a prolific writer and his principal genre was speculative fiction. His published works include over 1,700 short stories, essays, novellas, screenplays, teleplays, scripts adapted from comic books, and critical analysis that reviewed literature, film, television, and print media. HARLAN ELLISON –>
“`Ellison moved to California in 1962, and subsequently, began to sell his work to Hollywood. He wrote the screenplay for The Oscar and this led to lots of assignments for television. His credits include Route 66, The Loretta Young Show, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Flying Nun, The Outer Limits, Burke’s Law, Star Trek, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. A couple of his literary works were adapted for the screen, A Boy and His Dog and I Robot. Ellison served as creative consultant to the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone and Babylon 5.
“`Over the course of his long career, Ellison was showered with accolades, including several Hugo Awards. Stephen King has freely admitted that he was influenced by the writings of this influential scribe.
“`The volatile Harlan Ellison was 84.
Until next time> “never forget”
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