Arthur C. Clarke

Biografía

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.

Filmografía de Arthur C. Clarke

2018

• 9/11 Alchemy: Facing Reality

  Personaje: Himself

  Película

2017

• I Saw the Future

  Personaje: Self (archive footage)

  Película

2015

• Sky Line

  Personaje: Self (archive footage)

  Película

2007

• Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

  Personaje: Self

  Película
• '2001: A Space Odyssey' – What Is Out There?

  Personaje: Self (archive footage)

  Película

2003

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

  Personaje: Self

  Película

2001

• 2001: The Making of a Myth

  Personaje: Self

  Película
• 2001 and Beyond

  Personaje: Self

  Película

1995

• Fractals: The Colors of Infinity

  Personaje: Self

  Película

1994

• Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

  Personaje: Host

  Serie

1988

• God, the Universe and Everything Else

  Personaje: Self

  Película

1985

• Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers

  Personaje: Host

  Serie

1980

• Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

  Serie

1966

• 2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future

  Personaje: Self

  Película

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Ha trabajado frecuentemente con

Keir Dullea

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Douglas Trumbull

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Freeman Dyson

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Daniel Richter

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Stanley Kubrick

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Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Cuántos años tiene Arthur C. Clarke?

Arthur C. Clarke tiene 107 años. Nació el 16 de Diciembre de 1917.

¿Dónde nació Arthur C. Clarke?

Arthur C. Clarke nació en Somerset, England