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Most sources say he died on June 28, 2018. The L.A. Times mistakenly
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:His [http://harlanellison.com/ own web page] says 28 Jun, as does the [http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/writer-harlan-ellison-dead-at-84.html original Twitter notice from Christine Valada]. [[User:Moscow Mule|Moscow Mule]] ([[User talk:Moscow Mule|talk]]) 18:50, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

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In the recent SF movie 'War of the Worlds' there's a character, who speaks as if he may be a writer of some kind, who's named 'Harlan'. I think there's a strong possibility this character is based at least in part on Harlan Ellison.

Magicsinglez (talk) 14:55, 11 January 2008 (UTC)


In the Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated season one episode 12 cartoon, they do send ups of HP Lovecraft, Robert E Howard and Harlan Ellison. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.76.68.56 (talk) 07:41, 21 October 2010 (UTC) — More than a send-up to Ellison, he plays himself in the episode. 68.97.129.237 (talk) 01:09, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

There is also a character named "Harlan" in the film "Miracle Mile" (1988) who is in the room during a conversation which refers to Ellison's oft-cited favorite barbecue restaurant, Dr. Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas Barbecue in Panarama City, CA. This is confirmed by the writer/director of the movie as a reference to Ellison but is probably not significant enough to cite in the article207.221.248.253 (talk) 14:51, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

I clearly recall owning as a child an early-1970s-vintage issue of a Justice League of America comic which had a story entitled something along the lines of "The Dangerous Dreams of Harle Ellis". The title character was very clearly drawn as Ellison (and an editorial note admitted as much), and of course it referenced the Dangerous Visions books. However, I have been unable to find any confirmation that it actually existed -- but as at that age I had no idea who Ellison was or what the Dangerous Visions books were, I'm quite certain I'm remembering a genuine book. Does this ring a bell for anyone else? 50.243.35.65 (talk) 15:46, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Bloody Sunday recount is inaccurate

The text of the article claims, "[Ellison] participated in the 1965 Bloody Sunday March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King, Jr." However:

  1. Martin Luther King did not lead the Bloody Sunday March. According to Bloody Sunday events the march was led by John Lewis, the Reverend Hosea Williams, Bob Mants, and Albert Turner.
  2. Martin Luther King did not even attend the Bloody Sunday March (see Martin Luther King -- Bloody Sunday ).
  3. The citation provided only says "Among his exploits: ... marching to Selma with Martin Luther King"

Most likely, Mr Ellison did participate in a Selma-to-Montgomery march with Dr King. One can speculate that it was the third march, which was the largest, and took place two or three weeks after Bloody Sunday. Without a more specific citation, I think the wording should remain general. Cryptarch (talk) 10:17, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

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Anecdotal stuff to be verified

I met Harlan in 1980 when he and his girlfriend flew into Salt Lake City to support the state NOW through a whirlwind series of TV and film festival appearances. The man had an insane amount of energy - his girlfriend said she couldn't stand to be around him on a daily basis as he'd wear her to a frazzle. Apparently he had several personal assistants back in Sherman Oaks who rotated so they could keep up with him. We also had to work in shifts to get him around town to all his appearances.

He mentioned that he had been in the Army Airborne back in the 1950's when drafted.

Mccainre (talk) 04:47, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

ITN Candidate

Challenger l (talk) 20:00, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

The 2nd wife is not mentioned in the article.

The 2nd wife is not mentioned in the article. Someone should correct this. 2604:2000:F64D:FC00:3025:3261:A67A:791C (talk) 01:09, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Troll tagfest

A tag on every §, with a redundant one on the whole article? 98.4.124.117 (talk) 12:49, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Useless tags

You know, there are two kinds of people in the world: productive people and unproductive people. All those tags requesting that somebody fix the article are completely useless. I'd like to suggest the people putting them in do a little research and improve the article themselves. Same for the comments here. Take charge, people. Don't wait for somebody else to do it. Pkeets (talk) 13:02, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Agreed. Tagging is a little like spotting a hitchhiker on the highway, stopping to hang a sign around his neck saying "HEY! PICK THIS PERSON UP!" and then driving off.
Since I don't see anything on the talk page specific to the sectional tags, I don't see why they can't be removed with the same abruptness with which they were placed. Antandrus (talk) 13:55, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
People who don't know anything about him are coming here to learn more about him. Whining that they aren't picking up the fumbled ball and researching him themselves isn't helping. Frankly, this article really kinda sucked a couple days ago. The lede basically just said that he wrote a lot of SF and cited two books he edited, and the "personal life" section literally started with his third wife! I've worked on both of those problems. There's a lot more to improve. Maybe stop commenting on the commenting and get to work yourself? -Jason A. Quest (talk) 16:11, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Criticism

Not criticism OF him, criticism BY him. i believe his best work was his criticism, but its given short shrift in this article. im having trouble finding solid references describing his criticism and how good it was. if anyone can find a source for this, i would appreciate it. his acerbic wit in his nonfiction work pretty much saved his ass, considering how problematic he was.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 15:51, 29 June 2018 (UTC)(Mercurywoodrose)

Date of Death

Most sources say he died on June 28, 2018. The L.A. Times mistakenly say he died the night before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.38.189.88 (talk) 17:17, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

His own web page says 28 Jun, as does the original Twitter notice from Christine Valada. Moscow Mule (talk) 18:50, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
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