Arthur C. Clarke

Writing

Born: 1917-12-16

Died: 2008-03-19

From: Minehead, Somerset, England, UK

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.5

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations26 won · 25 nominated

🏆 Won

Geffen Award for Best Translated Science Fiction Novel

Childhood's End

2005

🏆 Won

Sri Lankabhimanya

2005

🏆 Won

Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story

The Nine Billion Names of God

2004

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

2002

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Wire Continuum

1999

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

3001: The Final Odyssey

1998

🏆 Won

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

1997

🏆 Won

Theodore von Kármán Award

1996

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Rama Revealed

1995

🏆 Won

Knight Bachelor

1994

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Hammer of God

1994

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Hammer of God

1993

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Garden of Rama

1992

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Ghost from the Grand Banks

1991

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Anthology

Project Solar Sail

1991

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Rama II

1990

🏆 Won

International Space Hall of Fame

1989

🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

1989

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

2061: Odyssey Three

1988

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Songs of Distant Earth

1987

🏆 Won

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

1986

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1985

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

2001: A Space Odyssey

1985

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

The Sentinel

1984

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

2010: Odyssey Two

1983

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

2010: Odyssey Two

1983

🏆 Won

Marconi Prize

1982

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Anthology

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III

1982

🏆 Won

Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Fountains of Paradise

1980

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Fountains of Paradise

1980

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Fountains of Paradise

1980

Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Fountains of Paradise

1979

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

Imperial Earth

1977

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

Imperial Earth

1976

🏆 Won

Nebula Award for Best Novel

Rendezvous with Rama

1974

🏆 Won

Locus Award for Best Novel

Rendezvous with Rama

1974

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Rendezvous with Rama

1974

🏆 Won

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Rendezvous with Rama

1974

🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

Rendezvous with Rama

1973

🏆 Won

Nebula Award for Best Novella

A Meeting with Medusa

1973

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Reprint Anthology/Collection

The Wind from the Sun

1973

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novella

A Meeting with Medusa

1972

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Fiction

A Meeting with Medusa

1972

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1969

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

2001: A Space Odyssey

1969

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

2001: A Space Odyssey

1969

🏆 Won

Stuart Ballantine Medal

1963

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

A Fall of Moondust

1963

🏆 Won

Kalinga Prize

1961

🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Short Story

The Star

1956

🏆 Won

International Fantasy Award for Best Non Fiction

The Exploration of Space

1952

Arthur C. Clarke

Biography

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Awards & Nominations26 won · 25 nominated

Acting26 titles

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion

2001 and Beyond

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

Kubrick by Kubrick

Horizon

Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers

Arthur C. Clarke: The Man Who Saw the Future

Rendezvous with the Future

The Real History of Science Fiction

Without Warning

The Dick Cavett Show

2010

Fractals: The Colors of Infinity

2001: The Making of a Myth

2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future

Sky Line

God, the Universe and Everything Else

9/11 Alchemy: Facing Reality

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Baddegama

Wogan

2001: A Space Odyssey – What Is Out There?

I Saw the Future

Starman

Writing6 titles

2001: A Space Odyssey

Childhood's End

2010

Trapped in Space

The Nine Billion Names of God

Rescue Party

Production1 title

Island of Treasures

Crew1 title

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

Creator1 title

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe