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Ray Nelson | |
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Born | Radell Faraday Nelson October 3, 1931 Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 30, 2022 Napa, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Author, cartoonist |
Known for | "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" |
Spouse(s) | Perdita Lilly, Lisa Mulligan, Kirsten Enge, Helene Knox |
Website | raynelson |
Radell Faraday Nelson (October 3, 1931 – November 30, 2022) was an American science fiction author and cartoonist most famous for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning",[1] which was later used by John Carpenter as the basis for his 1988 film They Live.