Jack Williamson
John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction" after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
Early life
Williamson was born April 29, 1908 in Bisbee, Arizona Territory, and spent his early childhood in western Texas. In search of better pastures, his family migrated to rural New Mexico in a horse-drawn covered wagon in 1915. The farming was difficult there and the family turned to ranching, which they continue to this day. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II as a weather forecaster.
Writing career
As a child Williamson enjoyed storytelling to his brother and two sisters. As a young man, he discovered the magazine Amazing Stories, established in 1926 by Hugo Gernsback, after answering an ad for one free issue. He strove to write his own fiction and sold his first story to Gernsback at age 20: "The Metal Man" was published in the December 1928 issue of Amazing. During the next year Gernsback published three more of his stories in the new pulp magazines Science Wonder Stories and Air Wonder Stories, and separately published "The Girl from Mars" by Miles J. Breuer and Williamson as Science Fiction Series #1. His work during this early period was heavily influenced by A. Merritt, author of The Metal Monster (1920) and other fantasy serials. Noting the Merritt influence, Algis Budrys described "The Metal Man" as "a story full of memorable images".
Jack Williamson (footballer)
Albert John 'Jack' Williamson (20 May 1907 – 14 August 1965) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was voted "Best First-Year Player" at Essendon in 1929.
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'Jack Williamson' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish (1977)
Actors: Fred Karlin (composer), Nicholas Pryor (actor), Edward Asner (actor), Ruth Morley (costume designer), Jerry Leggio (actor), Patrick Kennedy (editor), Pat McNamara (actor), Eliott Keener (actor), Robert L. Collins (director), Robert L. Collins (writer), Stocker Fontelieu (actor), Timothy Guest (actor), Thomas W. Moore (producer), Paul Leaf (producer), Gary Allen (actor),
Genres: Drama,One Man (1977)
Actors: Robin Spry (writer), Michael J.F. Scott (producer), Tom Daly (producer), Bronwen Mantel (actress), Jayne Eastwood (actress), Vlasta Vrana (actor), August Schellenberg (actor), Gilles Renaud (actor), Jacques Godin (actor), Len Cariou (actor), Barry Morse (actor), Jean Pierre Bergeron (actor), Peter MacNeill (actor), Robin Spry (director), Ben Low (composer),
Plot: Jason Brady is a hot crusading Montreal TV reporter who learns of the biggest story of his career. A female social worker shows him the carnage happening to children due to the criminally negligent behaviour of a corporation concerning their handling of a deadly chemical called B.A.P. As he investigates, he finds that not only does he have to face the corporation's underhanded efforts to silence him, but also the turmoil with his own family as he gets so emotionally involved in the story and the social worker that he is alienating his wife. Eventually, events lead to a point that forces him to make sacrifices he could not anticipate.
Keywords: big-business, canada, corporate-crime, independent-film, journalism, media, pollution, public-health, television-industryGenres: Drama,
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2008, role: actor , character name: Liam
