Arthur C. Clarke
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British author whose short story, "The Sentinel," inspired the famous, Stanley Kubrick-directed science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. His other works include The City and the Stars, Rendezvous with Rama, and The Fountains of Paradise.
Before Fame
He grew up on a farm, and as a boy loved star-gazing and reading science fiction pulp magazines. In 1948, he graduated from King's College London with a bachelor of science degree.
Trivia
He moved to Sri Lanka due to his interest in scuba diving.
Family Life
He married a twenty-two-year-old American divorcee on a trip to Florida in 1953; the couple divorced a year later.
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He influenced the work of Robert A. Heinlein.
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