2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968-present)

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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel written by Arthur C. Clarke and the 1968 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is a part of Clarke's Space Odyssey series, the first of four novels and two films. Both the novel and the film are partially based on Clarke's 1948 short story "The Sentinel", an entry in a BBC short story competition, and "Encounter in the Dawn", published in 1953 in the magazine Amazing Stories.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Centenary Of Cinema 1996 #098

Stanley Kubrick worked on Lolita, 2001 and The Shining here [full inscription unknown]

Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, United Kingdom where it was filmed