December 18

Alfred Bester

Alfred Bester (born December 18, 1913) U.S. science fiction novelist, TV and radio writer – The Demolished Man (1953)

Read more about Alfred Bester here

Watch a video about Bester's writing
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Hal Kanter

Hal Kanter (born December 18, 1918) U.S. screenwriter, comedy writer – So Far, So Funny (1999)

Read the transcript of a 2005 oral history interview of Hal Kanter

Hal Kanter talks about the craft of comedy screenwriting
 here