
Arthur C. Clarke
Known for WritingBorn 1917-12-16Died 2008-03-19Minehead, Somerset, England, UK
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of a distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science. Clarke's science and science-fiction writings earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His science-fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the genre. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946–1947 and again in 1951–1953. Clarke emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956, to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee. Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death. Clarke was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 "for services to British cultural interests in Sri Lanka". He was knighted in 1998 and was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honour, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.Read more
Movies & web series
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2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984 · Movie
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To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion
2003 · Movie
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2001 and Beyond
2001 · Movie
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Movie
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Kubrick by Kubrick
2020 · Movie
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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe
1994 · Series
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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World
1980 · Series
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Rendezvous with the Future
2022 · Series
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Childhood's End
2015 · Series
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Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers
1985 · Series
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The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Series
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Horizon
1964 · Series
Rendezvous with Rama
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Rendezvous with Rama
2003 · Movie
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Arthur C. Clarke: The Man Who Saw the Future
1997 · Movie
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Without Warning
1994 · Movie
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2001: The Making of a Myth
2001 · Movie
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Fractals: The Colors of Infinity
1995 · Movie
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2010
1984 · Movie
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
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Sky Line
2015 · Movie
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9/11 Alchemy: Facing Reality
2018 · Movie
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2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future
1966 · Movie
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Movie
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God, the Universe and Everything Else
1988 · Movie
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Baddegama
1980 · Movie
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Wogan
1982 · Series
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2001: A Space Odyssey – What Is Out There?
2007 · Movie
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Trapped in Space
1994 · Movie
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The Nine Billion Names of God
2018 · Movie

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Starman
2025 · Movie

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I Saw the Future
2017 · Movie

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Rescue Party
1978 · Movie

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Rendezvous with Rama
Movie

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Island of Treasures
Movie