David Duncan (February 17, 1913 – December 27, 1999,

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) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

Biography

He began writing professionally at the age of 33 after about ten years in government. His screenwriting career began in 1953 with the release of his first film and

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's first

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, '' Sangaree''. Duncan is remembered for his work in science fiction such as the films ''

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'' (1958), ''

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'' (1960) and ''

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'' (1966). He was credited with writing the English narrative for ''

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'' (1956). He also wrote for many television series such as ''

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'' (1960), '' The Outer Limits'' (" The Human Factor", 1963), and ''

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'' (1964-70). His science fiction novels include ''Dark Dominion'' (1954), ''Beyond Eden'' (1955), and ''Occam's Razor'' (1957). He also wrote six novels outside the genre. Duncan wrote '' Time Machine: The Journey Back'' a 48 minute

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documentary and mini-sequel to

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's 1960 movie ''The Time Machine''.

Works

Novels

* ''Remember the Shadows'' (1944) * ''The Shade of Time'' (1946) * ''The Bramble Bush'' (1948) * ''The Madrone Tree'' (1950) * ''None But My Foe'' (1950) *''The Serpent's Egg'' (1950) * ''Wives and Husbands'' (1952) * ''Dark Dominion'' (1954) * ''Beyond Eden (aka Another Tree in Eden) '' (1955) * ''The Trumpet of God'' (1956) * ''Occam's Razor'' (1957) * ''Yes, My Darling Daughters'' (1959) * ''The Long Walk Home from Town'' (1964)

Short stories

*
The Immortals
''Galaxy'', October 1960

Films

*''Sangaree'' (1953) *''The White Orchid'' (1954) *''The Black Scorpion'' (1957) *''Monster on the Campus'' (1958) *''The Leech Woman'' (1960) *''The Time Machine'' (1960)

Television

*''Men into Space'' (7 episodes) *''My Three Sons'' (5 episodes) *''The Outer Limits'' (1 episode) *''The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (4 episodes) *''Daniel Boone'' (21 episodes)

References

External links

* * 1913 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American novelists American science fiction writers American male screenwriters American television writers American male television writers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screenwriter-stub