Kanatte Cemetery
Colombo
Memorial Page for Arthur C. Clarke (née Arthur Charles Clarke)
Dec 16, 1917 – Mar 19, 2008(90 years)Died in:Colombo, Sri Lanka
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist
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March 19th, 2026
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Arthur C. Clarke (* December 16, 1917 in Minehead; † March 19, 2008 in Colombo) was a british science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist. He was 90 years old. He was married to Marilyn Mayfield. His education included King's College London and Richard Huish College, Taunton. His faith was agnosticism. He received 6 awards, including Nebula Award for Best Novel, Stuart Ballantine Medal. His cause of death was heart failure. He was buried at Kanatte Cemetery.
Life Events
11 EventsBorn in Minehead, England
1917Married Marilyn Mayfield
1953until 1964
Kalinga Prize
1961Stuart Ballantine Medal
1963Nebula Award for Best Novel
1974Rendezvous with Rama
Hugo Award for Best Novel
1974Rendezvous with Rama
Nebula Award for Best Novel
1980The Fountains of Paradise
Hugo Award for Best Novel
1980The Fountains of Paradise
Marconi Prize
1982Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
1986Died in Colombo, Sri Lanka (heart failure)
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Arthur C. Clarke (née Arthur Charles Clarke). Forever remembered.