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Videos (see all 14)
"Cosmos" (1980): Season 1: Episode 11 -- The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Earth — whales.
25th Anniversary of the Moon Landing -- Astronomer Carl Sagan, John Glenn, and others remember the excitement when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
"Cosmos" (1980): Season 1: Episode 8 -- A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of other stars, and a look at the possibility of time travel.
"Cosmos" (1980): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Dr. Sagan leads us to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, and to show how humans of this century discovered the expanding universe and its origin in the big bang.
"Cosmos" (1980): Season 1: Episode 3 -- This episode is a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler, the last scientific astrologer, the first modern astronomer and the author of the first science fiction novel.

Overview

Date of Birth:
9 November 1934, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
20 December 1996, Seattle, Washington, USA more
Mini Biography:
Astronomer, educator and author, Sagan was perhaps the world's greatest... more
Trivia:
Named 1981 Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association "in... more
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
12/07/09: The Big Bang Theory – “The Gorilla Experiment”
 (From Atomic Popcorn. 8 December 2009, 5:18 AM, PST)
What Will Solar Sail-Powered Spaceships Tell Us About Space?
 (From Fast Company. 11 November 2009, 4:30 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Dr. Carl Sagan
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Dec. 1110:00 PMABC 20/20  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. Contact (1997) (novel) (story)
  2. The Earth Day Special (1990) (TV) (segments "Galaxy Intro" and "Carl Sagan")

  3. "Cosmos" (13 episodes, 1980)
        - Who Speaks for Earth? (1980) TV episode (writer)
        - Encyclopedia Galactica (1980) TV episode (writer)
        - The Persistence of Memory (1980) TV episode (writer)
        - The Edge of Forever (1980) TV episode (writer)
        - The Lives of the Stars (1980) TV episode (writer)
          (8 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Earth Day Special (1990) (TV) (science advisor) (as Dr. Carl Sagan)

  2. Threads (1984) (TV) (scientific advisor)
Producer:
  1. Contact (1997) (co-producer)
Thanks:
  1. An Inconvenient Truth (2006) (special thanks)

  2. StarCraft (1998) (VG) (thanks)
  3. Contact (1997) (dedicatee)

  4. For All Mankind (1989) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "The Sky at Night" (1 episode, 1997)
        - Cosmos (1997) TV episode
  2. "Horizon" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Time Lords (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Nova" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Kidnapped by UFOs? The True Story of Alien Abductions (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 5 January 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  5. The Earth Day Special (1990) (TV) .... Himself

  6. God, the Universe and Everything Else (1988) (V) .... Himself
  7. "Cosmos" .... Himself - Host (13 episodes, 1980)
        - Who Speaks for Earth? (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Encyclopedia Galactica (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Persistence of Memory (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Edge of Forever (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - The Lives of the Stars (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (8 more)
  8. Target... Earth? (1980) (as Dr. Carl Sagan) .... Himself

  9. "20/20" (1978) TV series .... Himself - Correspondent (unknown episodes, 1978)
    ... aka ABC News 20/20 (USA: informal title)
  10. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1974-1977)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 April 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 December 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Who's Out There? (1975)

  12. "The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures" (1966) TV series .... Himself - Presenter (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
  1. "The Planets" (1999) (as Dr. Carl Sagan) .... Himself
  2. "The X Files"
        - Gethsemane (1997) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. "Biography"
        - Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity (1996) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Pulitzer prize winning author. Author of more than 20 books. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Documentary | Talk-Show | Music | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Science | Independent Film | Bomb | Space more

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