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'''Henry Lincoln''' (born [[12 February (people)|12 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] as '''Henry Soskin''', died [[24 February (people)|24 February]] [[2022 (people)|2022] | '''Henry Lincoln''' (born [[12 February (people)|12 February]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] as '''Henry Soskin''', died [[24 February (people)|24 February]] [[2022 (people)|2022]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511110/ IMDb]</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 (originally Colonel) [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving writer to have contributed to ''Doctor Who'' in the 1960s. | With Haisman, Lincoln created the character of Brigadier (originally Colonel) [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving writer to have contributed to ''Doctor Who'' in the 1960s. | ||
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Henry Lincoln (born 12 February 1930 as Henry Soskin, died 24 February 2022[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. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving writer to have contributed to Doctor Who in the 1960s.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
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.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Abominable Snowmen (with Mervyn Haisman)
- The Web of Fear (with Mervyn Haisman)
- The Dominators (credited as "Norman Ashby")
