In a way, I was benefiting from Kubrick's own discernment, 50 years later, if you know what I mean. I had a nice relaxed jokey time with all of them, and let's not exclude Tony Frewin, either. I never met Stanley, unfortunately, and as for the people you cite, I truly don't have a favorite, they're equally fascinating and articulate creative types, really, in their different ways. Who did you enjoy talking to or researching the most (excluding Kubrick and Clarke)? There are some memorable characters - Andrew Birkin, Douglas Trumbull and Dan Richter stand out. Kubrick was a formidable businessman, apart from everything else. They settled them, however, and Kubrick got a percentage of Arthur's income from the books. That's not to say they didn't have tense periods and misunderstandings, including when Arthur started writing sequels. They were in regular contact in the decades after "2001" was released. And Christiane left me no doubt that Stanley also greatly valued Arthur, as the episode with his physically taping what he said with a handheld microphone directly off a BBC TV broadcast illustrates pretty well. I think Arthur really loved Stanley, and deeply respected both his artistic integrity and sheer brilliance. Clarke, pictured at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The late science fiction writer, scientist, inventor and author Arthur C.
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