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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 18 November 1946
- Works
- 271
Top works
- Alien
- Star trek log three
- Fellowship of the stars
- Loosed Upon the World
- Cosmic Powers
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Alan Dean Foster is an author of dozens of fiction and non-fiction works and has had his works in more than 100 books. He received a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1968. Foster's writing focuses primarily on science fiction and fantasy genres, although he has had some non-fiction published. Foster has had his works translated into over 50 languages.
Known for
- Aliens Expanded — Self2024
- In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee2022
- Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen — Self2016
- Alien Encounters — Self - Author2012
- Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon — Self2006
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet — Self2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1946-11-18
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- Listeners
- 1,228
- Total plays
- 51,572
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Alan Dean Foster is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He is known for his film novelizations. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alan+Dean+Foster">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Foster
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Aelita Prize
- Official website
- www.alandeanfoster.com
- Image
- AlanDeanFoster2007-05-26.jpg
- Work location
- Arizona
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- date of birth
- 1946-11-18
- Commons category
- Alan Dean Foster
- pseudonym
- James Lawson
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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