The Science Fiction Hall of Fame "honors the lives, works and ongoing legacies of the genre's greatest creators," said Greg Bear, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame advisory board chairman. "We induct four people a year based on their continued excellence, influence and contribution to science fiction."

Bear said the Science Fiction Hall of Fame was founded in 1996 by the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, located in Kansas City, Mo., in conjunction with the J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the study of science fiction.

"We acquired the Hall of Fame in 2004, and it is a nice addition to the museum," he said.

On June 17, 2006, the Hall of Fame inducted artist Frank Kelly Freas, the late writer Frank Herbert, filmmaker George Lucas and writer Anne McCaffrey.

"We are honored to have them recognized for their work in science fiction," said Bear.

• Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame inductees as of Oct. 1, 2006:

Brian W. Aldiss, writer

Poul Anderson, writer

Isaac Asimov, writer

Alfred Bester, writer

James Blish, writer

Chesley Bonestell, artist

Ray Bradbury, writer

Edgar Rice Burroughs, writer

John W. Campbell Jr., writer/editor

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, writer

Hal Clement, writer

Samuel R. Delany, writer/critic

Philip K. Dick, writer

Gordon R. Dickson, writer

Frank Kelly Freas, artist

Hugo Gernsback, writer/editor

Harry Harrison, writer

Ray Harryhausen, filmmaker

Robert A. Heinlein, writer

Frank Herbert, writer

Damon Knight, writer/editor/critic

Ursula K. LeGuin, writer/critic

Fritz Leiber, writer

George Lucas, filmmaker

Anne McCaffrey, writer

Abraham Merritt, editor/writer

Michael Moorcock, writer/editor

C.L. Moore, writer

Andre Norton, writer

Frederik Pohl, writer/editor/agent

Eric Frank Russell, writer

Mary W. Shelley, writer

Robert Silverberg, writer/editor

E.E. Smith, writer

Steven Spielberg, filmmaker

Theodore Sturgeon, writer

Wilson Tucker, writer

A.E. van Vogt, writer

Jack Vance, writer

Jules Verne, writer

H.G. Wells, writer

Kate Wilhelm, writer

Jack Williamson, writer

Donald Allen Wollheim, writer

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