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For the first time we have a weapon that nobody has used for thirty years. This gives me great hope for the human race.
Harlan Ellison
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Harlan Ellison
Age: 84 †
Born: 1934
Born: May 27
Died: 2018
Died: June 27
Film Critic
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Literary Critic
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Science Fiction Writer
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Cleveland
Ohio
Harlan Jay Ellison
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