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Larry Niven

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Larry Niven
Larry Niven was born on 30 April 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Inconstant Moon, Land of the Lost (1974) and Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973). He has been married to Marilyn Joyce Wisowaty since 6 September 1969.
BornApril 30, 1938
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    Known for

    Inconstant Moon
    • Writer
      Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Jon Locke, Spencer Milligan, Bill Boyd, and The Krofft Puppets in Land of the Lost (1974)
      Land of the Lost
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
      Star Trek: The Animated Series
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      Ringworld
      TV Movie
      • Writer

        Credits

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        Writer

        • Ringworld
          • novel
          • Development Unknown
          • TV Movie
        • The Outer Limits (1995)
          The Outer Limits
          7.7
          TV Series
          • short story
          • 1996
        • Return to Ringworld (1994)
          Return to Ringworld
          6.9
          Video Game
          • based on the Known Space novels by
          • 1994
        • Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch (1992)
          Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
          6.3
          Video Game
          • Ringworld and Known Space created by
          • 1992
        • Conrad Hurtt in For a Foggy Night (1985)
          For a Foggy Night
          Short
          • story
          • 1985
        • Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Jon Locke, Spencer Milligan, Bill Boyd, and The Krofft Puppets in Land of the Lost (1974)
          Land of the Lost
          7.1
          TV Series
          • written by
          • 1974
        • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
          Star Trek: The Animated Series
          7.2
          TV Series
          • written by
          • adapted from his story "The Soft Weapon"
          • 1973

        Producer

        • Ringworld
          • executive producer
          • Development Unknown
          • TV Movie
        • In-development projects at IMDbPro

        Personal details

        • Born
          • April 30, 1938
          • Los Angeles, California, USA
        • Spouse
          • Marilyn Joyce WisowatySeptember 6, 1969 - present
        • Other works
          Fiction: "Smut Talk", "Playboy" (USA), January 2000, p.162-164+226-228.

        Did you know

        • Trivia
          His novel "Ringworld" (1970) received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards.
        • Quotes
          Never fire a laser at a mirror.

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