Hiram Gilmore "Harry" Bates III was an American science fiction editor and writer. His short story "Farewell to the Master" was the basis of the well-known science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. Wikipedia
Born: October 9, 1900, Pittsburgh, PA
Died: September 1981 (age 80 years), New York, NY
Movies: The Day the Earth Stood Still and By Parcel Post