December 7, 1915 - March 17, 1978
American science fiction writer and screenwriter
Author of the books "The Long Tomorrow", "The Hounds of Skaith" and "The Ginger Star"
Author of the movie scripts "The Big Sleep" (co-written with William Faulkner and Jules Furthman), "The Long Goodbye" and the first draft of "The Empire Strikes Back"
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