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Lawrence, Henry L

(1908-1990) UK author whose The Children of Light (1960) deals with the effects of radiation as inflicted upon children to make them immune to the effects of nuclear Holocaust. It was used as the basis for a 1961 film, The Damned, directed by Joseph Losey (1909-1984). [JC/PN]

Henry Lionel Lawrence

born London: 22 April 1908

died Colchester, Essex: June 1990

works

• The Children of Light (London: Macdonald, 1960) [hb/Stein]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 05:12 am on 19 April 2024.
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