'Logan's Run' co-author George Clayton Johnson dead at 86
Source: AP
By JOHN ROGERS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clayton Johnson, the legendary science-fiction writer who authored the first "Star Trek" television episode and several classic stories for the popular 1960s TV show "The Twilight Zone," died on Christmas Day. He was 86.
Johnson, who also co-wrote the dark futuristic tale "Logan's Run," died of cancer in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, his son, Paul B. Johnson, told The Associated Press on Friday.
"Please emphasize how much he loved his fans, and judging by the overwhelming response I've received, from hundreds of people, known and unknown, he made quite an impact on them," said his son, who has been deluged with calls, emails and social media postings in recent days.
Although not widely known outside of science-fiction circles, Johnson was revered among fans of the genre for his work, which also included collaborating with Ray Bradbury on the 1962, Oscar-nominated, animated short film "Icarus Montgolfier Wright."
FULL story at link. Several previous reports of his death started Tuesday. I posted it yesterday morning. Sorry for the error.
COURTESY STARTREK.COM
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/05796a6fb83042ebbdddddc46aedfc27/logans-run-co-author-george-clayton-johnson-dead-86
Marta and I met George at the Twilight Zone Cons 02 & 04. He was a very fun person and loved his fans.
Dial up warning for all the photos.
2002 TZCon: http://www.steveandmarta.com/graveyards/tzcon2002.htm
2004 TZCon: http://www.steveandmarta.com/tzcon2004.htm
Our 80's TZ pages: http://www.steveandmarta.com/ntz1.htm
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