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Logan’s Run and Star Trek writer, George Clayton Johnson, dies aged 86

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George Clayton Johnson during 2006 Twilight Zone Convention Featuring Mickey Rooney in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, United States. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Celebrated Hollywood writer, George Clayton Johnson, has died aged 86.

The author and screenwriter, known for co-writing the novel Logan’s Run and penned the first aired episode of Star Trek, passed away on Friday after a long battle with bladder and prostate cancer at a Veterans Administration Medical Center hospital in North Hills, California.

His son Paul shared the sad news on Facebook:

 

My Father, George Clayton Johnson, passed away this Christmas day… He was more than a reknowned writer, fan & hemp legalization advocate, he was a truly loving father & husband. His wife, Lola Johnson daughter, Judy… Read the full story


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