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name: "Damon Knight"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 September 1922"
died: "15 April 2002"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:42:47.119609+00:00"
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# Damon Knight

Writer. Born 19 September 1922 in Baker, Oregon, USA. Died 15 April 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 September 1922, Baker, Oregon, USA
- **Died:** 15 April 2002
- **Also known as:** Damon Francis Knight

## Biography

Damon Francis Knight (19 September 1922 – 15 April 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor and critic. He wrote numerous short stories and novels, and founded the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965. He also established and edited the original anthology series Orbit from 1966 to 1980.

Knight is best known for the 1950 short story 'To Serve Man', which was adapted for an episode of the television series *The Twilight Zone* in 1962. He received a Hugo Award for his criticism, collected in the 1956 volume *In Search of Wonder*. Knight was married to the writer Kate Wilhelm.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

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