Arthur C. Clarke
Born
1917-12-16
Place of birth
Minehead, Somerset, England, UK
Died
2008-03-19
Biography
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of a distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science. Clarke's science and science-fictio...
Known for
2010
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Horizon
TV Series
Without Warning
Self
2001: The Making of a Myth
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self (archive footage)
Fractals: The Colors of Infinity
Self
God, the Universe and Everything Else
Self
Sky Line
Self (archive footage)
2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future
Self
Wogan
Self
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World
Self
Village in the Jungle
Leonard Sidney Woolf
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self