Transcript: Science Fiction Author Clarke Dies at 90

MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
03-18-2008
Science Fiction Author Clarke Dies at 90

Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.

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And I'm Melissa Block.

We end this hour by remembering two creative talents. Filmmaker Anthony Minghella died today in London, we'll hear about his career in a moment. And the British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has died at age 90 in Sri Lanka, where he lived for more than 50 years.

Clarke wrote some 100 books. The best known - the novel, "2001: A Space Odyssey." He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film directed by ...

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