Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-08-18)18 August 1925 East Dereham, Norfolk, England
Died
19 August 2017(2017-08-19) (aged 92) Oxford, England
Pen name
Jael Cracken
Dr. Peristyle
C. C. Shackleton
Occupation
Writer
editor
artist
Period
1954–2017
Genre
Science fiction
Notable works
Helliconia trilogy
"Supertoys Last All Summer Long"
Website
brianaldiss.co.uk
Brian Wilson AldissOBE (/ˈɔːldɪs/; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for occasional pseudonyms during the mid-1960s.
Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss was a vice-president of the international group in Wells' honour. He was (with Harry Harrison) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. Aldiss was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1999 and inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. He received two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award.[1] He wrote the short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" (1969), the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-developed Steven Spielberg film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Aldiss was associated with the British New Wave of science fiction.[2]
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^Scholes, Robert; Rabkin, Eric S. (1977). "Bibliography I: History and Criticism of Science Fiction". Science Fiction: History, Science, Vision. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-502174-5.
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