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David Duncan
1913–1999
A versatile American novelist and screenwriter, he moved from government work into fiction and became especially known for smart mid-century science fiction on the page and on the screen. His work reached a wide audience through novels as well as films including The Time Machine and Fantastic Voyage.
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The Immortals
by David Duncan
About the author
David Duncan was an American novelist and screenwriter, born in Billings, Montana, on February 17, 1913, and dead on December 26, 1999. Reliable reference sources describe him as a writer who worked across several kinds of popular fiction, with a lasting reputation in science fiction.
He did not begin writing full-time until 1946, after about a decade in government administration and public service. His early fiction included science-fiction novels such as The Shade of Time and Dark Dominion, and his screenwriting career began in the 1950s.
Many readers and film fans remember him best for his screenplay for The Time Machine and for later work on Fantastic Voyage. That mix of novels and screen credits gives his career an appealing breadth: he was one of those writers who could carry big speculative ideas into both books and movies.