Ray Nelson

1931 - 2022

movement: Beat Generation

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of Chicago

occupation: cartoonist, novelist, science fiction writer, short story writer, writer, documentary participant

award received: Rotsler Memorial Fanzine Artist Award

official website: raynelson.com

Radell Faraday Nelson (October 3, 1931 – November 30, 2022) was an American science fiction author and cartoonist most famous 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)