Author, Television and Motion Picture Screenwriter. He was widely regarded as one of the prominent writers of Speculative Fiction and will be remembered for his penning of the novella "A Boy and His Dog" (1969), which was made into a 1975 motion picture adaptation. In addition to his works, he was known for his outlandish and confrontational behavior. Born into a Jewish family, his father was a dentist who later became a jewelry salesman. During his youth Harlan endured anti-Semitism and his father's death, and would often run away from home. He enrolled at Ohio State University where he studied Creative Writing, but was expelled prior to graduation after he assaulted a professor who criticized his work. He began his writing career contributing stories to magazines and following a two-year stint with the United States Army, he wrote his first novel "Web of the City/ Rumble" (1958). During the 1960s, he wrote stories for the TV programs "Route 66", "Burke's Law", "Outer Limits", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E" and "Star Trek". He wrote the screenplay for the film "The Oscar" (1966). He received Hugo awards for the "Star Trek" episode "City on the Edge of Forever" (1968) and the film "A Boy and His Dog" (1975). He received an additional Hugo Award for the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" (1967).
Author, Television and Motion Picture Screenwriter. He was widely regarded as one of the prominent writers of Speculative Fiction and will be remembered for his penning of the novella "A Boy and His Dog" (1969), which was made into a 1975 motion picture adaptation. In addition to his works, he was known for his outlandish and confrontational behavior. Born into a Jewish family, his father was a dentist who later became a jewelry salesman. During his youth Harlan endured anti-Semitism and his father's death, and would often run away from home. He enrolled at Ohio State University where he studied Creative Writing, but was expelled prior to graduation after he assaulted a professor who criticized his work. He began his writing career contributing stories to magazines and following a two-year stint with the United States Army, he wrote his first novel "Web of the City/ Rumble" (1958). During the 1960s, he wrote stories for the TV programs "Route 66", "Burke's Law", "Outer Limits", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E" and "Star Trek". He wrote the screenplay for the film "The Oscar" (1966). He received Hugo awards for the "Star Trek" episode "City on the Edge of Forever" (1968) and the film "A Boy and His Dog" (1975). He received an additional Hugo Award for the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" (1967).
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