Logan’s Run author George Clayton Johnson dies at 86
27 December 2015
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Michael York starred in the 1976 film adaptation of Logan’s Run, which was nominated for two Oscars
Science-fiction writer George Clayton Johnson, who co-wrote the 1967 dystopian novel Logan’s Run, has died aged 86.
The writer, who had cancer, died in Los Angeles on Christmas Day his son, Paul Johnson, said.
Johnson also penned the first Star Trek television episode, shown in 1966.
But he was best known for Logan’s Run, which was made into a 1976 film starring Michael York and was nominated for two Oscars.
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Source:: BBC Entertainment
