Acting credits
3
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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Larry Niven
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 1Series: 5Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1222464
IMDb ID: nm0633122
Known for: Writing
Born: April 30, 1938
Age: 87
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2021
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 7.19
Wikidata: Q316610
Also known as
Laurence van Cott Niven
Other jobs
Writer (3)
Biography
Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.
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