Ray Nelson
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| Ray Nelson | |
| Born | Radell Faraday Nelson 3 October 1931 Schenectady, New York,  United States |
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| Nationality | American |
| Other names | R. Faraday Nelson, R. F. Nelson, Jeffrey Lord, California Ray and the "Old Beatnik" |
| Occupation | author, cartoonist |
| Spouse | Kirsten Enge |
| Website http://www.raynelson.com |
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Radell "Ray" Faraday Nelson (1931-) is a science fiction author and cartoonist most famous for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", which was later used by John Carpenter as the basis for his 1988 film They Live.
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[edit] As an author
Nelson also worked with Philip K. Dick on the 1967 alien invasion novel The Ganymede Takeover. At the 1982 Philip K. Dick Awards, his novel The Prometheus Man gained a Special Citation (runner-up).[citation needed] His 1975 book Blake's Progress, in which the poet William Blake is a time traveler, has been the author's greatest critical success.[citation needed] It was rewritten and republished as 1985's Timequest.
In addition to "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", Ray Nelson has also written more short stories including "Turn Off the Sky" and "Nightfall on the Dead Sea".
[edit] As an inventor
Ray Nelson has professed that his greatest claim to fame is to be the inventor of the propeller beanie while still in high school.
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