George Clayton Johnson

George Clayton Johnson
George Clayton Johnson in Burbank, California. Photo: Mike Glyer, April 2014.
Born	(1929-07-10)July 10, 1929 Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	December 25, 2015(2015-12-25) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Genre	Science fiction magical realism fantasy literary Western horror
Years active	1959–2015
Notable works	Logan's Run Ocean's 11 The Twilight Zone Star Trek
Notable awards	Inkpot Award (1976) Balrog Award (1983)
Spouse	Lola Johnson ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	2

George Clayton Johnson (July 10, 1929 – December 25, 2015) was an American science fiction writer, who co-wrote with William F. Nolan the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the MGM 1976 film. He also wrote television scripts for The Twilight Zone (including "Nothing in the Dark", "Kick the Can", "A Game of Pool", and "A Penny for Your Thoughts"), and the first telecast episode of Star Trek, entitled "The Man Trap".^[1] He also wrote the story and screenplay^[2] on which the 1960 and 2001 films Ocean's Eleven were based.