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George Clayton Johnson

1929 - 2015

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George Clayton Johnson (July 10, 1929 – December 25, 2015) was an American science fiction writer, who co-wrote with William F. Nolan the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the MGM 1976 film. He also wrote television scripts for The Twilight Zone (including "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool", and "A Penny for Your Thoughts"), and the first telecast episode of Star Trek, entitled "The Man Trap". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Clayton Johnson has received more than 357,945 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Clayton Johnson is the 6,097th most popular writer (down from 5,146th in 2019), the 12,773rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,583rd in 2019) and the 939th most popular American Writer.

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  • 360k

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

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  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Clayton Johnson ranks 6,097 out of 5,755Before him are Dan Barker, Jacek Dukaj, Clemence Dane, Nat Hentoff, Charles Stross, and Terrence McNally. After him are Guzel Yakhina, Philip Levine, Michal Viewegh, Hugh MacDiarmid, Helle Helle, and Ken Levine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, George Clayton Johnson ranks 464Before him are Alfredo Lim, King Moody, Tom Foley, William Safire, Ronnie Barker, and John Davies. After him are Edith Windsor, Shirley Ann Grau, Surinder Kaur, Jack Kelsey, Elizabeth Allen, and Yash Johar. Among people deceased in 2015, George Clayton Johnson ranks 470Before him are Pavel Srníček, Roy Tarpley, Don Howe, Alan Hodgkinson, Leon Brittan, and Bob Burns. After him are Philip Levine, Mal Whitfield, Andy Sutcliffe, Fernando de Araújo, Peter Pišťanek, and Bud Yorkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Clayton Johnson ranks 12,773 out of 18,182Before him are Mackenzie Phillips (1959), Malachi Throne (1928), Adrian Lamo (1981), Jordan Ladd (1975), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), and Shawn Marion (1978). After him are John Francis Daley (1985), Richard M. Daley (1942), Michel Gill (1960), Sunny (1989), Stephen Hadley (1947), and Taylor St. Claire (1969).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, George Clayton Johnson ranks 939Before him are William Monahan (1960), Jim Butcher (1971), D. B. Weiss (1971), Dan Barker (1949), Nat Hentoff (1925), and Terrence McNally (1938). After him are Philip Levine (1928), Ken Levine (1966), Walter Mosley (1952), Gayle Forman (1970), Justin Cronin (1962), and Alex Hirsch (1985).