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Harlan Jay Ellison (born ''; edited the multiple-award-winning short story Anthology Series '' Dangerous Visions ''; and served as Creative Consultant to the science fiction TV series '' The New Twilight Zone '' and '' Babylon 5 ''. Ellison's most famous stories were published within the Science Fiction genre, and he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards. He was also very active in the Science Fiction Community (he was a founder of the Cleveland Science Fiction Society and edited its Fanzine as a teenager), and gives colorful and confrontational talks at Science Fiction Convention s. He served as the Science Fiction Writers Of America 's first vice president, in the 1960s. He prefers not to place his works in a genre, but will use the term "speculative fiction" to describe his work. Ellison's Fantasy work, however, is generally better aligned with Surrealism or Magical Realism than Space Opera -type science fiction. There is also a strong Ethical current that runs through his work, half of which is Nonfiction , including Social Activism and criticism of the arts. He is fiercely protective of his work and has sought (and won) legal action against Copyright Infringement s. He occasionally uses the pseudonym Cordwainer Bird for reasons explained in the "Controversy" section, below. BIOGRAPHY Early life and career Ellison was born in Cleveland, Ohio . His Jewish-American family subsequently moved to Painesville, Ohio , but returned to Cleveland in 1949, following the death of his father. As a child, he had a brief career performing in Minstrel Shows . He frequently ran away from home, taking an array of odd jobs — including, by the time he was eighteen (by his own account), "tuna Fisherman off the coast of Galveston , itinerant crop-picker down in New Orleans , hired gun for a wealthy neurotic, dynamite Truck Driver in North Carolina , Short Order Cook , cab driver, Lithographer , book salesman, floorwalker in a Department Store , Door-to-door Brush Salesman , and as a youngster, he appeared in several productions at the Cleveland Play House ".1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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