Harry Harrison (1925–2012)
Author of The Stainless Steel Rat
About the Author
Harry Harrison was born Henry Maxwell Dempsey on March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut. He was drafted into the U. S. Air Corps in 1943 and became a sharpshooter, a military policeman, a gunnery instructor, and a specialist in the prototypes of computer-guided bomb-sights and gun turrets. After show more being discharged, he graduated from Hunter College with a degree in art. By the end of the 1940s, he was running a small studio that specialized in selling illustrations to comics and science-fiction magazines. He then moved on to editing some of the magazines. As the market for comics began to shrink, he started writing for science-fiction magazines. He wrote short science fiction stories and novels including Deathworld, Captive Universe, Montezuma's Revenge, Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers, Stonehenge, West of Eden, Stars and Stripes Forever. He also wrote the Stainless Steel Rat series and the Bill, the Galactic Hero series. His novel Make Room! Make Room! Was the inspiration for the movie Soylent Green. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Hank Dempsey, Felix Boyd, Wade Kaempfert, Cameron Hall, Philip St. John, and Leslie Charteris. He died on August 15, 2012 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Harry Harrison
Hell's Cartographers: Some Personal Histories of Science Fiction Writers (1975) — Editor — 130 copies
The Harry Harrison Megapack: 12 Classics of Science Fiction, including ROBOT JUSTICE, DEATHWORLD, and DEATHWORLD II (2014) 23 copies
The Harry Harrison Collection: 11 Novels and Short Stories in One Volume (Halcyon Classics) (2009) 15 copies
1001 Things Happy Couples Know About Marriage: Like Love, Romance and Morning Breath (2009) 11 copies
By the Falls [short fiction] 7 copies
Afterward- This Year in SF 1966 7 copies
The Collected Works of Harry Harrison (Illustrated Edition): Deathworld, The Stainless Steel Rat, Planet of the Damned,… (2020) 6 copies
Catastrophes : La Fin du rêve ; Terre brûlée ; Soleil vert ; La Goélette des glaces ;… (2005) 6 copies
Deathworld and Deathworld 2 by Harry Harrison (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) (2009) 6 copies
The Ever-Branching Tree 5 copies
Sterren stralen overal : en het felst in dit unieke boek met 18 schrijvers favorieten (1977) — Foreword — 5 copies
Etikos specialistas 4 copies
Rescue Operation 4 copies
The Time-Machined Saga 4 copies
Roommates 4 copies
Space Rats of the CCC 4 copies
Brave Newer World 4 copies
Mundo-Nosso 4 copies
I Always Do What Teddy Says 4 copies
An Alien Agony 3 copies
Short Science Fiction Collection 010 3 copies
Heavy Duty 3 copies
From Fanaticism Or For Reward 3 copies
Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N. 3 copies
Dawn of the Endless Night 3 copies
The Year's Best SF 3 copies
Pressure 3 copies
Le problème de Turing 3 copies
You Know You're a Dad: A Book for Dads Who Never Thought They’d Say Binkies, Blankies, or Curfew (2017) 3 copies
You Know You're a Mom: A Book for Moms Who Spend Saturdays at the Soccer Field Instead of the Spa (2017) 2 copies
Fantastic. No. 145 (May 1968) — Editor — 2 copies
The Defensive Bomber 2 copies
Årets bedste science fiction, 1968 — Editor — 2 copies
Collectible Harry Harrison RETURN TO EDEN First edition 1988 Alternate History Fine/Fine dj 2 copies
Cwacc Strikes Again 2 copies
The Greening of the Green 2 copies
Pareigos jausmas 2 copies
Ad Astra {short story} 2 copies
Rock Diver 2 copies
AHEAD OF TIME 2 copies
How The Old World Died 2 copies
I Have My Vigil 2 copies
The Gods Themselves Throw Incense 2 copies
Captain Bedlam 2 copies
An Artist's Life 2 copies
American Dead 2 copies
The Road to the Year 3000 2 copies
After The Storm 2 copies
Welcoming Committee 2 copies
The Pliable Animal 2 copies
The Most Thrilling Science Fiction Ever Told, No. 9, Summer 1968 — Editor — 2 copies
Foundations, Basements and External Works: Performance, Diagnosis, Maintenance, Repair and the Avoidance of Defects (BR… (2010) 2 copies
Rietumos no Ēdenes 1 copy
Mundo yerto 1 copy
Raumschiff in Gefahr 1 copy
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction 1961 April (British Edition) — Contributor — 1 copy
The Matter Transmitter 1 copy
The Fourth Law of Robotics 1 copy
Run From The Fire 1 copy
Bill, o herói galáctico 1 copy
Stainless Steel Rat Series: 4 Hardcovers - The Stainless Steel Rat is Born - The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted - The… (1985) 1 copy
Sf Impulse, Vol 1, No. 8 1 copy
SFAuthor's Choice 2 1 copy
Best Sci Fi 1957 1 copy
Best Sci Fi 1969 1 copy
Tunnel Through the Deep 1 copy
Web of the Worlds 1 copy
A rozsdamentes acélpatkány 1 copy
Nova One 15 bold new departures by the greatest masters and fastest rising stars of science fiction (1971) 1 copy
Universo cativo 1 copy
Звезды и полосы навсегда! 1 copy
Чума из космоса 1 copy
рассказы 1 copy
Mundo-Nosso Livro 1 1 copy
A Praga do Espaço Livro 1 1 copy
No War Or Battle's Sound 1 copy
Best SF 1 copy
Diesseits von Eden 1 copy
A Backdrop of Stars 1 copy
Fantastic. No. 146 (August 1968) — Editor — 1 copy
II 1 copy
A Fragment Of Manuscript 1 copy
The Harry Harrison Anthology 1 copy
A Tale Of The Ending 1 copy
The Life Preservers 1 copy
Waiting Place 1 copy
Wife To The Lord 1 copy
The Omnibus Collection 1 copy
Les 3 solutions 1 copy
Eedenistä Länteen 1 copy
CATASTROFE EN EL ESPACIO 1 copy
1979 1 copy
New York 1999 . SF-Roman. 1 copy
Planeta Śmierci 1 copy
Associated Works
What Might Have Been, Volumes 1 & 2: Alternate Empires, Alternate Heroes (1989) — Contributor — 183 copies
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl (2010) — Contributor — 95 copies
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Author — 59 copies
Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (2005) — Contributor — 22 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 2 (February 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 21 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXI, No. 1 (March 1968) (1968) — Contributor — 20 copies
Der widerspenstige Planet: Meisterwerke der Science Fiction - Erzählungen (2009) — Preface, some editions — 19 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 2 (April 1972) (1972) — Contributor — 18 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 4 (June 1972) (1972) — Contributor — 18 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIV, No. 4 (December 1969) (1969) — Contributor — 17 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXV, No. 1 (March 1970) (1970) — Contributor — 15 copies
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov de vijftig beste science fiction verhalen (1981) — Contributor — 15 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXV, No. 2 (April 1970) (1970) — Contributor — 14 copies
Science fiction verhalen [1969] — Contributor, some editions — 13 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1964, Vol. 27, No. 5 (1964) — Author — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1964, Vol. 26, No. 3 (1964) — Contributor — 11 copies
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 5 (January 1965) (1965) — Contributor — 11 copies
Das Science Fiction Jahr 1994. Ein Jahrbuch für den Science Fiction Leser (1994) — Contributor — 10 copies
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXIV, No. 4 (December 1964) (1964) — Contributor — 10 copies
Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction: Vol. LXXI, No. 6 (August 1963) (1963) — Contributor — 10 copies
Worlds of If Science Fiction 156, September/October 1971 (Vol. 21, No. 1) (1971) — Contributor — 8 copies
New Worlds Science Fiction 75, September 1958 — Contributor — 3 copies
Comics Revue #212 — Contributor — 2 copies
Kaleidoskop I — Author, some editions — 2 copies
Comics Revue #253 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #277 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #243 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #244 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #280 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #256 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #237 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #238 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #279 — Contributor — 1 copy
Fantasy Fiction - November 1953 - Vol. 1, No. 4 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #278 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #242 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #241 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #262 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #276 — Contributor — 1 copy
Comics Revue #240 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Harrison, Harry
- Legal name
- Harrison, Harry Maxwell
Dempsey, Henry Maxwell (born) - Other names
- Boyd, Felix
Dempsey, Hank - Birthdate
- 1925-03-12
- Date of death
- 2012-08-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Place of death
- Crowborough, Uckfield [near Brighton], East Sussex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA (birth)
New York City, New York, USA
Ireland
England
Italy - Occupations
- translator
novelist
short-story writer
illustrator (comics) - Relationships
- Harrison, Evelyn (wife div. 1951)
Harrison, Joan Merkler (wife 1954–2002, her death)
Harrison, Todd (son 1955 - )
Harrison, Moira (daughter 1959 - ) - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Awards and honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1965 ∙ 1975)
SF Hall Of Fame (Living Inductee ∙ 2004)
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award (2009)
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Statistics
- Works
- 407
- Also by
- 167
- Members
- 40,243
- Popularity
- #439
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 459
- ISBNs
- 1,242
- Languages
- 21
- Favorited
- 74