William Neal Harrison Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Harrison was born on October 29, 1933 in Dallas, Texas, USA as William Neal Harrison. He was a writer and actor, known for Rollerball (2002), Rollerball (1975) and Mountains of the Moon (1990). He was married to Merlee Portman. He died on October 22, 2013 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
Talking to one of his writing classes about the director of Rollerball (circa 1989): "He did everything to my script except use it."
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Fact
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He wrote nine novels and dozens of short stories. Many of his stories are set in Africa, where he traveled extensively.
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He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1973, and taught at the University of Arkansas until he retired in 1998.
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Harrison was an English professor, teaching a class in screen-writing, at the University of Arkansas when he wrote both Rollerball (1975) and Mountains of the Moon (1990).
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1955 graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rollerball
2002
1975 screenplay / short story "Roller Ball Murder"
Welcome to Paradox
1998
TV Series 1 episode
Mountains of the Moon
1990
novel "Burton and Speke" / screenplay
A Shining Season
1979
TV Movie
Rollerball
1975
screenplay / short story "Roller Ball Murder" - uncredited
$3 Million
