Three of his works have been made into film: first Harrison High became Because They're Young, then When Michael Calls, and then The Fury which was directed by Brian De Palma.
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His short story I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream. was adapted for the Showtime anthology series Masters of Horror in 2007.
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He was born 1936 in Jefferson City, Missouri, to parents John Linder Farris (1909–1982) and Eleanor Carter Farris (1905–1984).
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