Posted by Geoff March 19, 2008
A massive influence on the toy/designer scene through his -fi work, which opened up a strange new world of robots, new planets and weird beings and of course a massive influence on a certain Mr G Lucas.
His screenplay with Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey (based on his book The Sentinel) is a work of genius. And of course his "Mysterous World" TV series with that freaky crystal skull scared the bejesus out of an entire generation of young kids!