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Alan Dean Foster

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American fiction writer

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Alan Dean Foster
Literature
#902
World Rank
#2005
Historical Rank
#444
USA Rank
Writing
#260
World Rank
#432
Historical Rank
#149
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, Alan Dean Foster is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career Star Wars Foster was the ghostwriter of the original novelization of Star Wars, which was credited solely to George Lucas. When asked if it was difficult for him to see Lucas get all the credit for Star Wars, Foster said, "Not at all. It was George's story idea. I was merely expanding upon it. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a Frank Lloyd Wright house."

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