Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harlan Ellison looking shocked - Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Writer Harlan Ellison is responsible for some of the finest science ...

One could fill a book with stories of all the times famed sci-fi author Harlan Ellison was angry at Hollywood, or took legal action against a studio for stealing his ideas. The stories are notorious.

Writer Harlan Ellison is responsible for some of the finest science fiction ever published, from "A Boy and His Dog" to "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman." That's why it may seem strange that ...