Harlan Ellison still angry, still writing at 81

The Jewish Advocate ^ | May 22, 2015 | Nat Segaloff

[EveningStar]

Harlan Ellison is still an angry young man, except he'll be 81 on May 27. He has used this anger, fueled by childhood anti-Semitism, throughout his extraordinary career as a writer of speculative fiction. This year saw the publication of his 116th and 117th (so far) books: The Top of the Volcano, a collection of his awardwinning short stories, and a graphic novelization of his original script for "The City on the Edge of Forever," widely considered the best Star Trek episode ever written.

Although Ellison's hundreds of published stories contain a wealth of Jewish characters, his most complex creation is Ellison himself. Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1934 and raised in nearby Painesville, "We were not very Jewish," he said of his family. "I was a Shabbos Jew. We were Jewish when it came to the High Holy Days. The rest of the time, the only time Jewishness was brought up was when somebody called somebody a kike and there had been a fight. And that was usually me."

[VermiciousKnid]

Oh, phooey! This is the clip I meant to post. Interesting look at The Doomsday Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAfEXDCsRmg

Regards,

[VermiciousKnid]

An excellent choice for a first love.
Captain Kirk was MY first love (yes, I’m a girl).

Regards,

[Darren McCarty]

As many on here already know, Jeri Ryan was indirectly responsible for Barack Obama’s rise to the Presidency.

From what I read, that was more Jack Ryan's doing.

[Bratch]

Hence the term “indirectly”.

[papertyger]

(yes, I’m a girl).

No need to explain. I am very familiar with the naming conventions of your people. Had you been male it would be TumiciousKnid.

[Bratch]

Is the graphic novelization of the City on The Edge of Forever going to follow the TV plot or his original plot??

It's based on the original screenplay by Ellison.

[VermiciousKnid]

HaHA! That’s funny papertyger! I wish I could go back and change my screen name. So many fellow FReepers think I’m a boy. Sigh.

Regards,

[clbiel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZjBrqS6hitk

Clocktease.

[Terry L Smith]

Happy Birthday,
“ Uncle Harlan!”

[GOPJ]

And in “In the Fourth Year of the War” (1979), he finally gets back at the nasty neighbor who had his dog euthanized 35 years earlier. For Ellison, the cold dish of revenge isn’t complete unless it’s served up with razor blades. As he likes to put it, “I’m still working off grudges from 1951.”

My favorite Ellison is, "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"...

[W.]

Trivia question: Is this the Floyd's from downtown Mayberry? My source says yes, but I haven't seen that show in forever.

[left that other site]

I have no Wi-Fi, and I must Blog!

[Borges]

At his best he was a great short story writer.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

But, when someone calls you a Jew-boy or kike and then punches you, well that's pretty clear.

Oh yes, that is clear.

[headstamp 2]

“Soldier”

[Ueriah]

I was very much inspired by his excellent collection of short stories called “Deathbird”. Some of the best short fiction I have ever read, and I have read a considerable amount of short fiction.

[headstamp 2]

Yes, so tragic the way she died.

[clearcarbon]

"I prefer 'The Trouble with Tribbles', and especially Scotty’s ending line.

[DFG]

When William Shatner and Joan Collins are walking together on the street, they pass in front of a shop with the name Floyd’s Barber Shop clearly painted on the window. This is the same Floyd’s Barber Shop that is often seen on The Andy Griffith Show (1960), adjacent to the sheriff’s office, in the town of Mayberry.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708455/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_2

[W.]

Thanks!