Harry Bates (author)
Harry Bates (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1900 – September 1981) was an American science fiction editor and writer. His 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master" was the basis of the well-known 1951 science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Read more about Harry Bates (author): Biography, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Hawk Carse Short Stories, Science Fiction Stories, Essays, Magazine Editor, Anthologies
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