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Johnny Byrne (born 1935 in Dublin, Ireland, died 3 April 2008)

Its all well and good to remember the deaths of larger than life "legends" such as Charlton Heston and Arthur C. Clarke, but its also important to remember those who do not get the recognition they deserve in life.

Johnny Byrne was a good example. He wrote stories for Doctor Who such as "The Keeper of Traken", "Arc of Infinity" and "Warriors of the Deep" and he also wrote several episodes of Space:1999, including two of the best episodes, "Voyagers Return" and "The Troubled Spirit".

He also wrote heaps of other programs as well as working as script editor and consultant. He will be missed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Byrne

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I'm not really old enough to remember much of Space: 1999 apart from the "really cool bits where the Eagles blow up!", nor the Who episodes he wrote. but by most accounts it sounds like we've lost a good talent.

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Man, that sucks. Two of my favorite episodes of Space: 1999 were written by him; Force of Life and The Testament of Arcadia.

Something which always bothered me as a kid that i didn't learn until later. I always thought this Johhny Byrne was the same as the comic book artist. I got this idea because John Byrne (The artist), penned the artwork for the Carlton Comics Space: 1999 magazines.

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There are three horryfying things that we at Macrossworld would rather not discuss... one is death... the other is Robotech...

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