Celebrity Wikipedia

[Mike]

Arthur C. Clark

[Cazmonster]

Because _______ had an Irish grandparent, he was able to assume citizenship, and by taking advantage of the Irish scheme for writers, he enjoyed tax-free status.

[Kyle]

Isaac Asimov

[poorpete]

William Shatner

[Zen]

Samuel R. Delaney?

[Cazmonster]

He wrote many stories on serious themes, of which by far the best known is the novel about overpopulation and consumption of the world's resources, Make Room! Make Room!

[Zen]

Aldous Huxley

[Cazmonster]

On learning of his death, Harlan Ellison said, "It's a day without stars in it."

[Zen]

George Orwell?

[Kyle]

Harlan Ellison

[Cazmonster]

He wrote several named series: notably the Deathworld series, the Stainless Steel Rat books, and the sequence of books about Bill, the Galactic Hero.

[Cazmonster]

[Kyle]

[Cazmonster]

His quickfire, machine-gun delivery of words was a delight to hear, and a reward to unravel: he was funny and self-aware, he enjoyed reporting the follies of others, he distrusted generals, prime ministers and tax officials with sardonic and cruel wit, and above all he made plain his acute intelligence and astonishing range of moral, ethical and literary sensibilities.

[Kyle]

Phillip K. Dick.

Did someone already guess that?

[Zen]

Harry Harrison

[Mike]

David Spade

[poorpete]

David Mamet

[Cazmonster]

[Zen]

[It took a while to remember who wrote the Stainless Steel Rat books...]

[***************]'s works are characterized by the recurrence of themes such as humanity's relationship with nature and technology, the wholesomeness of natural and traditional patterns of living, the importance of art and craftsmanship, and the difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic in a violent world.