Ray Nelson

American writer (1931-2022)

Fame49.4
Momentum1.4
Wikipedia2.5K

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Lived 1931–2022, aged 91United States

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1931–2022
Aged 91
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Updated 2026-08-08

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.

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MusicBrainz
database · musicbrainz.org
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راي نيلسون
wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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Ray Nelson
wikipedia · de.wikipedia.org
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