I have been remiss in not mentioning the death of the great science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. Clarke died last week on March 19th at the age of 90 in his home in Sri Lanka. He is probably most well known for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was made into a film.
Director and screenwriter Anthony Minghella also died last week on March 18th at the age of 54 from complications with cancer. Minghella won an Oscar for Best Director for The English Patient. Most recently he was working on adapting Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency for television.
Andrew Britton, a 27-year old spy novelist, also died last week on March 18th from an undiagnosed heart condition. His most recent novel, The Invisible, was just released earlier this month.
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