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  The SF Site: All of Us Are Dying and Other Stories
George Clayton Johnson (1929-) was born and brought up in rural Wyoming during the Depression.
Because much of the writing of Johnson had to be geared for TV or film, it has many of the cultural and thematic limitations inherent in getting a story past the network/studio censors, and pleasing the sponsors; something that undoubtedly enhances its datedness.
Georges Dodds is a research scientist in vegetable crop physiology, who for close to 25 years has read and collected close to 2000 titles of predominantly pre-1950 science-fiction and fantasy, both in English and French.
www.sfsite.com /07b/all61.htm   (1297 words)

  
 The Twilight Zone George Clayton Johnson interview on TV Time Machine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Johnson's career spans over four decades, and includes not only eight classic scripts and stories for The Twilight Zone, but also the feature films Ocean's 11 and Logan's Run, as well as teleplays for Honey West, the original Star Trek, and Kung Fu.
George Clayton Johnson talks about his formative years as a young boy and a struggling writer, the influence of fellow Zone writer Charles Beaumont, and how early influences led him toward The Twilight Zone.
For this segment, writer George Clayton Johnson, explores several of his classic Twilight Zone episodes, including one starring a callow young actor by the name of Redford.
www.worldtalkradio.com /archive.asp?aid=1002   (318 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson was born in Cheyene, Wyoming on July 10, 1929, and grew up during the depression.
In 1960, his first major sale was the film, Ocean’s Eleven, which has recently been remade starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt.
George also wrote the first episode of Star Trek ever aired, and dozens more TV scripts for shows such as Route 66, Mr.
chasholloway.com /sympathizers/id8.html   (215 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Clayton Johnson (born July 10, 1929 in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is a science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel and screenplay Logan's Run with William F. Nolan.
He is also known for his work in television, writing screenplays for such noted series as The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.
All of us are dying, but writer George Clayton Johnson is still living it up (interview)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Clayton_Johnson   (291 words)

  
 Science Fiction Weekly Interview
George Clayton Johnson was born in and Cheyenne, Wyo., and currently lives in Southern California.
Johnson: The truth of it is, I didn't work with Rod.
Johnson: As a result of watching Robert Redford act and being around him—because I went there every day—I found every opportunity to talk to him.
www.scifi.com /sfw/issue355/interview.html   (2051 words)

  
 George Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Johnson (basketball) (born 1948), George Thomas Johnson, Golden State Warriors
George Clayton Johnson (born 1929), American science fiction writer
George Johnson (actor), took over the role of Goofy from Pinto Colvig in Disney cartoons during the 1940s
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Johnson   (152 words)

  
 Professor Barnhardt's Journal
Serling was smart enough to realize that when one hired masters in the field, it was best to let them control their own work—and as a result, with only a handful of exceptions in the program's 156-episode run, the script accepted for production was exactly the script filmed.
As for Johnson, he says he knew from early in their relationship that this Prince From a Far Land was not long for the world.
And since the surviving members are no longer, in Johnson's words, "a bunch of excited kids" who need to lean on each other for support - most are now in their seventies - the passage of time has led to distance between some of these men.
sassone.tripod.com /pbjissue27page3.html   (2996 words)

  
 Southern California Sorcerers - Twilight Zone contributors - by Chris Conlon
Johnson was impressed with their personal and professional closeness, which by that point was expressing itself in a number of ways.
But it was not all fun and success, Johnson discovered—these men also had deep personal ties which allowed for an uncommon frankness in their lives together.
And since the surviving members are no longer, in George Clayton Johnson's words, "a bunch of excited kids" who need to lean on each other for support - most are now in their seventies - the passage of time has led to distance between some of these men.
www.rodserling.com /csorcerers.htm   (6210 words)

  
 The Man Trap
Johnson's script is 69 pages long, but hardly a scene is cut, if anything there is additional material in the aired episode, though it is usually just a line here and there.
In Johnson's script, Act II ends when Uhura exits the turbolift and notes the Salt Vampire disguised as a handsome fl crewman.
GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON (1929-): Science Fiction author best known as the cowriter (with William F. Nolan) of the classic 1967 science fiction novel Logan's Run (filmed rather loosely in 1976).
www.fastcopyinc.com /orionpress/articles/mantrap.htm   (591 words)

  
 eastbayexpress.com | News | Faker's Dozen
Written by George Nolfi, based on characters created by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell.
Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Screenwriter George Nolfi (Timeline) wrote a script titled Honor Among Thieves, whence the idea of the Ocean-Night Fox rivalry originated, and Soderbergh liked the tone.
www.eastbayexpress.com /issues/2004-12-08/movies3.html   (763 words)

  
 enigmacon - George Clayton Johnson
Enigma is proud to see the return of author George Clayton Johnson, who has appeared at each one of the past eight EnigmaCons.
George co-wrote, with William F. Nolan, the novel Logan's Run, which was adapted into a cult classic motion picture that is going to get a facelift and remade by director Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-men, X2).
George also wrote on some of television's best, most influential genre series, including Rod Serling's original Twilight Zone, the original Star Trek, and Kung Fu.
www.enigmacon.org /content/view/43/33   (128 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Screenplays by Rod Serling and George Clayton Johnson.
In their screenplays, Rod Serling and George Clayton Johnson, the authors of "The Twilight Zone," repeatedly claimed that trust in common humanity is the only escape from isolation and loss.
It is this message of hope that has left the eery tune of "The Twilight Zone" ringing in the ears of countless millions since its original run.
www.kryingsky.com /Archives/ArchiveComponents/r_twilight.html   (365 words)

  
 eBay - george clayton, Fiction Books, VHS items on eBay.com
ALL OF US ARE DYING George Clayton Johnson SIGNED/LTD
Logan's Run by George Clayton Johnson, William F. No...
Johnson, George Clayton - All of Us Are Dying
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 "Best Screenwriting Magazine" -- LA Times
Straczynski fleshes out an abandoned Serling outline to deliver "Our Selena is Dying," a disturbing tale of youth and those who pursue it beyond the bounds of nature.
Original series scribe George Clayton Johnson takes another turn at his classic episode, "A Game of Pool," with the originally unfilmed ending appended to the 1980s re-make.
Character remains front and center in "The Once and Future King," with George R.R. Martin delivering a memorable tale of a man (Jeff Yagher) whose love for Elvis Presley delivers him to an unimaginable fate, while "The Hellgramite Method" by first-time writer William Selby centers on one man's (Timothy Bottoms) dangerous battle with alcoholism.
www.creativescreenwriting.com /csdaily/dvds/11_24_05_TZ80sS2.html   (625 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson 's Surrealist Guide & Twilight Zone Companion
"The Man with the Hoe" like George Clayton Johnson's numerous "Twilight Zone" episodes including "All of Us are Dying," "Kick-the-Can," "Nothing in the Dark," and"A Game of Pool," is a landmark in American popular literature.
George Clayton Johnson's new book "Twilight Zone Scripts and Stories" is a collection of George's favorite episodes from the television series "The Twilight Zone." Written by George Clayton Johnson, these dark, twisted, and horrific tales are landmarks from the Silver Age of Television Drama.
Dedicated followers of "The Twilight Zone" and students of television will be able to read these stories as they were originally written for Rod Serling, and the teleplays as adapted by George Clayton Johnson and Rod Serling.
www.hotad.com /fiction/fiction.html   (1095 words)

  
 Ocean's Eleven
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Frankie J. Allison, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Holly Marie Combs, Matt Damon, Mark Gantt, Andy Garcia, Elliott Gould, Topher Grace, Joshua Jackson, Edward Jemison
George Clooney and Brad Pitt are sitting at a bar, contemplating the heist.
Clooney is asking Pitt whether he thinks it's enough, while Pitt leaves his head on the bar and stares beyond the frame.
hugereviews.com /Movies/oceans_eleven.htm   (1223 words)

  
 Ocean's Twelve
I thought it was funny, charming, and the kind of fun thriller that just isn't made anymore.
The biggest problem with “Ocean’s Twelve” is that writer George Nolfi writes too much about what this group of robbers is stealing this time around, and less about how they go about stealing it.
Much like a James Bond film, this is not about the plot itself, but the style of how a few unique characters get through the plot.
movies.zertinet.com /2004/oceanstwelve.htm   (765 words)

  
 Ocean's Eleven Reviews
Screenplay by Ted Griffin, based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell, and a screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer.
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) leaves a New Jersey prison with a plan and a secret agenda.
In the words of George Peppard from his immortal role on TV's The A-Team, I love it when a plan comes together, and, man, does it ever come together in nearly every possible way in Steven Soderbergh's very clever, stylish, slick, and engrossing remake of...
www.killermovies.com /o/oceanseleven/reviews   (676 words)

  
 SF REVIEWS.NET: Logan's Run / William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson
SF REVIEWS.NET: Logan's Run / William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson
Since this novel was out of print until early 2001, its existence thoroughly usurped by the 1976 film, it has become a fascinating subject for rediscovery.
His fortunes might be reversed in the 21st century, however, if a planned remake of the film comes off.
www.sfreviews.net /logansrun.html   (611 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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www.imdb.com /name/nm0425138   (145 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson - Author Information, Books, and News
Note: The database is maintained by one person on a part time basis so we don't always have every book by an author listed.
Reference Science Fiction Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB Convention and Personal Appearances by George Clayton Johnson
Some authors are listed as members of a convention, but do NOT attend.
www.booksnbytes.com /authors/johnson_georgeclayton.html   (179 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson - Channel 4 Film
John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller
Rod Serling, John Landis, George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Melissa Mathison, Jerome Bixby, Rod Serling
William F Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, David Zelag Goodman
www.channel4.com /film/reviews/person.jsp?id=35252   (56 words)

  
 Gen-X Director for New 'Logan's Run'?
Woods is reportedly in line to both write and direct the new version of the material.
Longtime science fiction writer William F. Nolan, who co-wrote the original novels with George Clayton Johnson, had originally been a likely candidate to write a remake, but that no longer seems to be the case.
Silver Films is the production company of Joel Silver, whose Hollywood resume ranges from the early Xanadu (1980) to the recent The Matrix (1999).
www.space.com /sciencefiction/movies/logan_director_000420.html   (301 words)

  
 George Clayton Johnson - Summary Bibliography (Long Works)
George Clayton Johnson - Summary Bibliography (Long Works)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
George Clayton Johnson Twilight Zone Scripts & Stories (1996)
isfdb.tamu.edu /cgi-bin/ea.cgi?George_Clayton_Johnson   (65 words)

  
 Logan's Run - William F. and George Clayton Johnson Nolan
Near Fine, with minimal edgewear and a very faint reading crease to the front cover near the spine.
Signed on the title page by William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, and by Michael York, who played Logan in the film.
More books by: William F. Nolan; George Clayton Johnson
www.biblio.com /books/53175161.html   (290 words)

  
 MOVIE REVIEW_Ocean's Twelve
Writers: George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell, George Nolfi.
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Andy Garcia, Carl Reiner, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vincent Cassel, Bruce Willis.
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Andy Garcia, Carl Reiner, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vincent Cassel.
www.poffysmoviemania.com /OceansTwelve.html   (604 words)

  
 "Best Screenwriting Magazine"--LA Times
Serling's teleplay of Jerome Bixby's "It's a Good Life", where a malicious, omnipotent nine-year-old boy (Billy Mumy) holds a farming community hostage to his whims, is a powerful reminder of the simple, character-based tales with a speculative bent that offset the drama just a few degrees from reality are what The Twilight Zone did best.
As with previous sets, Marc Scott Zicree's taped interviews for The Twilight Zone Companion (included with season one) shed light on the show's production alongside a variety of commentaries with various cast and crew members (this season includes a reading of George Clayton Johnson's unfilmed ending to "A Game of Pool" to boot).
While some of the stories might seem trite to jaded viewers raised on homages to these fantasy classics, the series still sets the bar by which quality television is measured with vivid characters and solid stories proceeding from the scripts, and the writers behind them.
www.creativescreenwriting.com /csdaily/dvds/10_28_05_TZs3.html   (630 words)

  
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The Lifetime Achievement Foundation, founded by Gary Young, presented a Lifetime Mentoring/Artistic Achievement award to Ray Bradbury.
George Clayton Johnson, author of LOGAN’S RUN and OCEAN’S ELEVEN, TWILIGHT ZONE, and the prolific, award-winning author, Steven Barnes (THE OUTER LIMITS, TWILIGHT ZONE, STARGATE, and ANDROMEDA) shared their insights into Ray’s life and letters and his mentoring influence on their lives.
The audience consisted of TV and film producers, plus writers from all over the country.
www.lifetimeachievement.org   (158 words)

  
 Stars of the Zone AUG 24-25 2002
Actor's Panel participants James Best, Anne Francis, Cliff Robertson.
Writers George Clayton Johnson and Herbert Simmons have known each other since 1958.
during filming of George Clayton Johnson's "The Four of Us are Dying"
www.rodserling.com /Zoneshow0802/Zone_stars_2002.htm   (129 words)

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