George Clayton Johnson - Archive Interview Part 9 of 10

n his 10-part (each 30-minute segment is posted separately) oral history interview, George Clayton Johnson chronicles his career as a fiction, television, and movie writer. He talks about his association with the original "Oceans 11" (1960) feature film in which he was the original co-screenwriter and received co-story credit on the movie. He details his association as one of the key collaborators on "The Twilight Zone" (1959-64) for which he contributed to eight series episodes including the classics "Nothing in the Dark," "A Game of Pool," and "Kick the Can." He describes "The Twilight Zone's" place in television history and talks about producer Buck Houghton, creator Rod Serling, and writers Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont. Johnson speaks in depth about "Star Trek", for which he contributed the teleplay to what would become the premiere episode: "The Man Trap." Johnson also talks about his teleplays for such series as "Route 66", "The Law and Mr. Jones", and "Kung Fu". He also discusses the classic science fiction novel Logan's Run, which he co-authored with William F. Nolan.

This is part of a multi-part oral history interview. To see the rest of this interview, visit www.emmytvlegends.com

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