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'''John Wyndham''' (pen name of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris; also known as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes) is best known as the author of certain horror/science fiction works, including ''The Day of the Triffids'' (1951) and ''[[The Midwich Cuckoos]]'' (1957), which has been filmed as ''[[Village of the Damned]]'' (twice), and ''[[Chocky]]'' (1968), adapted to a TV series. Of particular interest to feminist SF studies, he also wrote ''[[Consider Her Ways]]'' (1961) and ''[[Trouble with Lichen]]'' (1960). | '''John Wyndham''' (pen name of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris; also known as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes) is best known as the author of certain horror/science fiction works, including ''The Day of the Triffids'' (1951) and ''[[The Midwich Cuckoos]]'' (1957), which has been filmed as ''[[Village of the Damned]]'' (twice), and ''[[Chocky]]'' (1968), adapted to a TV series. Of particular interest to feminist SF studies, he also wrote ''[[Consider Her Ways]]'' (1961; adapted as an episode of "[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)|The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]") and ''[[Trouble with Lichen]]'' (1960). | ||
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John Wyndham (pen name of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris; also known as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes) is best known as the author of certain horror/science fiction works, including The Day of the Triffids (1951) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), which has been filmed as Village of the Damned (twice), and Chocky (1968), adapted to a TV series. Of particular interest to feminist SF studies, he also wrote Consider Her Ways (1961; adapted as an episode of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour") and Trouble with Lichen (1960).