Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer. Wikipedia
Born: 1938 (age 85 years), Los Angeles, CA
Movies: The Nature of Existence and 2001 and Beyond
Spouse: Marilyn Joyce Wisowaty (m. 1969)
Parents: Waldemar Van Cott Niven and Lucy Estelle Doheny Niven
Genre: Hard science fiction; Fantasy
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