# Ray Nelson

> Radell Faraday Nelson was an American science fiction author and cartoonist most notable for his 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning", which was later used by John Carpenter as the basis for his 1988 film They Live.

*American writer (1931-2022)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ray-nelson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-10-03
- **Died:** 2022-11-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625688/ (@nm0625688)
- **WEBSITE**: http://raynelson.com

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf807b4c-0023-40f7-ad2e-13915bc79791)
- [راي نيلسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Ray Nelson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson)
- [Ray Nelson (author)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson_(author))
- [Ray Faraday Nelson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Faraday_Nelson)
- [Ray Nelson](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson)
- [Ray Nelson (scrittore)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson_(scrittore))
- [Ray Nelson](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson)
- [Ray Nelson](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson)
- [Ray Nelson](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nelson)
- [Нельсон, Рэй (писатель)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%B9_(%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C))
- [Radell Faraday Nelson](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radell_Faraday_Nelson)
- [Рей Нельсон](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2324126)

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