George Clayton Johnson wrote several Twilight Zone episodes including "A Penny for Your Thoughts," "Kick the Can," and "A Game of Pool." In "A Penny for Your Thoughts" a man gains the power to read people's minds after a coin he tosses lands on its edge. In "Kick the Can" the residents of an old age home seek to regain their lost youth through a childhood game. "A Game of Pool" centers on a pool player who is obsessed with being the best ever and the price he pays.
Johnson also co-wrote the story on which both versions of the movie Ocean's 11 were based.
Besides his work on The Twilight Zone, science fiction fans also remember Johnson for co-writing Logan's Run, which takes place in a futuristic society in which the law says everyone who reaches age 30 must die.
Johnson will be a media guest at the Emerald City Convention in Seattle, Washington. The convention takes place March 13-14, 2010 and will be at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
See:
http://www.hypergeek.ca/2010/01/emerald-city-comic-con-2010-lineup-update.html
The Emerald City Con's page is here:
http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/
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