H.G. Wells(1866-1946)
- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Writer, born in Bromley, Kent. He was apprenticed to a draper, tried
teaching, studied biology in London, then made his mark in journalism
and literature. He played a vital part in disseminating the progressive
ideas which characterized the first part of the 20th-c. He achieved
fame with scientific fantasies such as The Time Machine (1895) and War
of the Worlds (1898), and wrote a range of comic social novels which
proved highly popular, notably Kipps (1905) and The History of Mr Polly
(1910). Both kinds of novel made successful (sometimes classic) early
films. A member of the Fabian Society, he was often engaged in public
controversy, and wrote several socio-political works dealing with the
role of science and the need for world peace, such as The Outline of
History (1920) and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind
teaching, studied biology in London, then made his mark in journalism
and literature. He played a vital part in disseminating the progressive
ideas which characterized the first part of the 20th-c. He achieved
fame with scientific fantasies such as The Time Machine (1895) and War
of the Worlds (1898), and wrote a range of comic social novels which
proved highly popular, notably Kipps (1905) and The History of Mr Polly
(1910). Both kinds of novel made successful (sometimes classic) early
films. A member of the Fabian Society, he was often engaged in public
controversy, and wrote several socio-political works dealing with the
role of science and the need for world peace, such as The Outline of
History (1920) and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind