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UNITED STATES - AUGUST 20: Arthur C Clarke with Stanley Kubrick, late 1960s. This half-length portrait depicts the two men standing on the set of the classic science fiction film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. The film was based on a story by Clarke and directed by Kubrick (b 1928), an American film director. Arthur Charles Clarke (b 1917) became a leading science fiction writer following a period of work in scientific research. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 20:  Arthur C Clarke with Stanley Kubrick, late 1960s. This half-length portrait depicts the two men standing on the set of the classic science fiction film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. The film was based on a story by Clarke and directed by Kubrick (b 1928), an American film director. Arthur Charles Clarke (b 1917) became a leading science fiction writer following a period of work in scientific research.  (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)