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name: "George Clayton Johnson"
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born: "10 July 1929"
died: "25 December 2015"
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# George Clayton Johnson

Writer. Born 10 July 1929 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. Died 25 December 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 July 1929, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
- **Died:** 25 December 2015
- **Active:** 1959–1966
- **Works often with:** Anton Leader, Jerome Bixby, Jerry Sohl, Ralph Senensky, Richard Matheson, Robert Butler

## Biography

George Clayton Johnson (10 July 1929 – 25 December 2015) was an American science fiction writer. He contributed stories and teleplays to *The Twilight Zone* (1959), including "A Penny for Your Thoughts", "A Game of Pool", "Nothing in the Dark" and "Kick the Can". He wrote the first televised episode of *Star Trek* (1966), "The Man Trap", and co-wrote the novel *Logan's Run* (1967) with William F. Nolan, which was adapted into a 1976 film.

Johnson also wrote the story that formed the basis of the 1960 film *Ocean's 11*. His other television credits include episodes of *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* and *Route 66*. He received an Inkpot Award in 1976 and a Balrog Award in 1983.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Original Story — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *Ocean's Eight* (2018), Characters
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Logan's Run* (1976), Novel
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Screenplay, Story
- *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Story
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Story

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