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Q313673
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English science fiction author (1903–1969)
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John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (1903–1969) was a British science fiction writer, novelist, and screenwriter. Born in Dorridge, he served in the British Army during World War II. He began his professional work in 1931 and wrote in English. His literary output focused on the genre of science fiction literature.
Harris was an English male citizen of the United Kingdom. He used several pseudonyms throughout his career, including John Wyndham, John Beynon, and Lucas Parkes. He died in London.
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Writing · Birmingham, England, UK
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1903
- Active to
- 1969
Discography
- De Triffids2011
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Key facts
- Born
- John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris , ( 1903-07-10 ) 10 July 1903, Dorridge , Warwickshire, England
- Died
- 11 March 1969 (1969-03-11) (aged 65), Petersfield , Hampshire, England
- Occupation
- Science fiction writer
- Spouse
- Grace Wilson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Wyndham's first published sf story, "Worlds to Barter", was published in the May 1931 issue of Wonder Stories, under his pen name John Beynon Harris. Wyndham/Harris as pictured in the May 1931 Wonder Stories Wyndham's second story, "The Lost Machine", was cover-featured on the April 1932 issue of Amazing Stories, also under his Harris pen name Wyndham's 1934 novelette "The Moon Devils" was the cover story for the April issue of Wonder Stories, also under the Harris pen name. Wyndham's 1951 novelette "Tyrant and Slave-Girl on Planet Venus" was the cover story for the first and only issue of Ten Story Fantasy, under his pen name John Beynon.
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (/ˈwɪndəm/; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951), filmed in 1962, and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), which was filmed in 1960 as Village of the Damned, in 1995 under the same title, and again in 2022 in Sky Max under its original title.
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