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* "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman", Hugo- and Nebula-Award-winning 1965 short story. Which, he writes in an intro to the story in [not sure what anthology], that he wrote it all in one sitting, the night before he had to hand it in for a writing-workshop.
* "[[I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream]]", Hugo-Award-winning 1967 short story and the 1995 computer game based on it, which he wrote and [[Large Ham|starred in]] as the voice of AM.
* Editor of ''[[Dangerous Visions]]'' and ''[[
* "The City on the Edge of Forever", Hugo-Award-winning 1967 episode of ''[[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]''
* "The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World", Hugo-Award-winning 1968 short story
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** Which was more than justified, considering that {{spoiler|what this Janna person did was, for all intents and purposes, [[Mind Rape]] one of his friends. [[Complete Monster|For nearly two years.]]}}
* Racism, as best illustrated in "From Alabamy, With Hate".
* [
* The longtime blackballing of A.E. van Vogt for the SFWA Grand Master Award. <ref>Which he finally received in 1995, largely due to Ellison's efforts.</ref>
* [[Small Reference Pools|Cultural illiteracy.]]
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Harlan Ellison isn't really grumpy all the time, and he does have friends, and there are also stories demonstrating that he's [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|capable of being a wonderful human being]]. He also appeared as a [[Self-Parody|grumpy caricature]] of himself in [[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc]], giving a lecture that concluded "...and that's why nothing good has been written since the 1970s". The stories about Grumpy Harlan Ellison are a lot funnier, though (example: allegedly once mailing an executive roadkill -- ''fourth class'' -- along with a recipe for gopher stew).
For an in-depth look at the man's genius, madness, and general [[Jerkass|assholery]], check out the documentary on his life and career: ''[http://hotdocsaudience.bside.com/2008/films/dreamswithsharpteeth_hotdocs2008 Dreams with Sharp Teeth]''. The film features commentary by [[Robin Williams]], [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
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* "[[A Boy and His Dog]]"
* ''[[Dangerous Visions]]'' and ''[[
** But not ''[[The Last Dangerous Visions]]''
* "[[I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream]]"
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* [[Development Hell]]: ''[[The Last Dangerous Visions]]''
* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: "Shattered Like a Glass Goblin"
* [[Earth
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: "How Interesting: A Tiny Man".
* [[The Gadfly]]: And proud!
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* [[Missing Episode]]: ''[[The Last Dangerous Visions]]''
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Ellison has [[Genius Bonus|esoteric and obscure references]] coming out the wazoo, and oftener than not, even the really ''weird'' (for him, that's a special level of weird) ones are things you can look up.
** In "Grail", the demon [[Locked Door|Surgat]] is a minor demon who specializes in opening locks. [
* [[Space Jews]]: In "I'm Looking For Kadak".
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: ''Many'' of his stories about his interactions with Hollywood/other writers have gotten called into question by the rest of the science fiction community. Ellison is one of those people who won't let the truth get in the way of a good story; take anything he says with a salt mine.
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