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'''Henry Lincoln''' (born [[12 February (people)|12 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] as '''Henry Soskin''')<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> and [[Mervyn Haisman]] wrote the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''. They stopped writing for ''Doctor Who'' after a disagreement with the BBC over who owned the comic-strip rights to characters and races they created. | '''Henry Lincoln''' (born [[12 February (people)|12 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] as '''Henry Soskin''')<ref>1939 England and Wales Register</ref> and [[Mervyn Haisman]] wrote the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' and ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''. Though due to extensive changes being done to the script for ''The Dominators'' without their consent, Lincoln and Haisman withdrew their names and the pseudonym [[Norman Ashby]] was used. They stopped writing for ''Doctor Who'' after a disagreement with the BBC over who owned the comic-strip rights to characters and races they created. | ||
With Haisman, Lincoln created the character of Brigadier ( | With Haisman, Lincoln created the character of Brigadier (originally Colonel) [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
Away from ''Doctor Who'', Henry Lincoln is best known for his non-fiction book ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' which provided the inspiration for the popular Dan Brown novel ''The Da Vinci Code''. | Away from ''Doctor Who'', Henry Lincoln is best known for his non-fiction book ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' which provided the inspiration for the popular Dan Brown novel ''The Da Vinci Code''. | ||
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Henry Lincoln (born 12 February 1930 as Henry Soskin)[1] and Mervyn Haisman wrote the Doctor Who stories The Abominable Snowmen, The Web of Fear and The Dominators. Though due to extensive changes being done to the script for The Dominators without their consent, Lincoln and Haisman withdrew their names and the pseudonym Norman Ashby was used. They stopped writing for Doctor Who after a disagreement with the BBC over who owned the comic-strip rights to characters and races they created.
With Haisman, Lincoln created the character of Brigadier (originally Colonel) Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
Away from Doctor Who, Henry Lincoln is best known for his non-fiction book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail which provided the inspiration for the popular Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register
