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6 unusual facts about Harlan Ellison


Deep Shag Records

They are best known for the On The Road With Ellison series of releases by Harlan Ellison and for re-issuing rare 1980's modern rock, New Wave, comedy, and spoken word albums which were previously unavailable on CD.

In 2001, Deep Shag was fortunate enough to secure the rights to the rare 1982 spoken word album On the Road with Ellison Volume 1 by noted author and raconteur Harlan Ellison.

Mark Dawidziak

Mark is a longtime friend of Harlan Ellison and Richard Matheson (who has mentioned him in the dedication to two books).

Norman Mayer

In the December 19, 1982 installment of his column "An Edge in My Voice," writer and activist Harlan Ellison discussed the incident, expressing great sympathy for Mayer's position and outrage at what he regarded as overreaction by law enforcement.

Squad D

The story was rejected by Harlan Ellison, who thought it needed work; the anthology "Dangerous Visions III" for which it was intended was never published.

The Diagnosis of Dr. D'arqueAngel

The Diagnosis of Dr. D'arqueAngel is a short story by Harlan Ellison giving an idea of how some people live forever.


Arlene Martel

Martel appeared in the 1967 Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Amok Time" (as T'Pring) and the original The Outer Limits episode "Demon with a Glass Hand" (1964) written by Harlan Ellison.

Conucopia

Program participants highlighted by the convention included Harlan Ellison, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, authors David Brin, Larry Niven, and Harry Turtledove, plus Warner Books editor Betsy Mitchell.

Cyberdreams

Cyberdreams' most successful titles were Dark Seed, incorporating the art of H. R. Giger, and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same name.

Infinity Science Fiction

"Glowworm" by Harlan Ellison (February 1956; Ellison's first magazine publication after his sale to EC Comics)

Joe L. Hensley

His collaborators in science fiction included Alexei Panshin and Harlan Ellison; he co-wrote one mystery novel (Loose Coins) with fellow Indiana prosecuting attorney Guy M. Townsend.

John Clute

In 1960, he served as Associate Editor of Collage, a Chicago-based "slick" magazine which ran only two issues; it published early work by Harlan Ellison and R. A. Lafferty.

Richard A. Lupoff

The roster of contributors included such names as Dan Adkins, James Blish, Lin Carter, Avram Davidson, L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert (then 19 years of age), Harlan Ellison, Ed Gorman, Eddie Jones, Roy G. Krenkel, Frederik Pohl and Bob Tucker.

The Jazz Butcher

Their oeuvre is blackly humorous with such topics as Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49, an unrequited crush on Shirley MacLaine, and an ode to SF writer Harlan Ellison.

The Return of the Black Widowers

These six stories are preceded by an introduction by Harlan Ellison, nine stories selected by the editor as the best from the previous Black Widowers collections, and a homage by William Brittain.


see also

Heart of the World

The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, a collection of short stories by Harlan Ellison

The Edge of Forever

"The City on the Edge of Forever", a Star Trek episode written by Harlan Ellison