HARLAN ELLISON IN STARLOG

Life   was never dull when the late  Harlan Ellison was around.


As these interviews from  STARLOG  prove,  he didn't suffer fools gladly  and took no prisoners .


But he  was always entertaining and  gave  great  quote.


Love  him or loathe him ,  agree with him or disagree ,  he was impossible to ignore.


Despite his  aversion to  Star  Trek  and being  labelled a  sci-fi writer,   he was very much  a major force in the genre.


At one point during the 90's,  it seemed that I couldn't go into  Forbidden Planet  without  buying some new collection of his work  including the original script book for  City on the Edge of  Forever.


And he was a frequent presence in the pages of   STARLOG  during its golden era  (   issues 1- 100  )


Apart from these interviews,   he also contributed a  memorable  review of   STAR  TREK : THE MOTION  PICTURE  and  several angry letters on various actors who had  annoyed him.


Here  is an interview from  STARLOG  issue  8 :

and from issues 100 -101  :