Editing E. E. Smith (section)

==Derivative works and influence on popular culture==

* [[Randall Garrett]] wrote a parody entitled ''[[Backstage Lensman]]'' which Smith reportedly enjoyed. [[Harry Harrison (writer)|Harry Harrison]] also parodied Smith's work in the novel ''[[Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' and the short story "Space Rats of the CCC".
* Sir [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s space battle in ''[[Earthlight]]'' was based on the attack on the Mardonalian fortress in chapter seven of ''[[Skylark Three]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Clarke | first = Arthur C. | author-link = Arthur C. Clarke | title = Astounding Days | publisher = Bantam | year = 1990 | location = New York | pages = [https://archive.org/details/astoundingdayssc00clar/page/104 104] | isbn = 0-553-34822-1 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/astoundingdayssc00clar/page/104 }}</ref>
* [[Steve Russell (computer scientist)|Steve 'Slug' Russell]] wrote one of the first computer games, ''[[Spacewar!]]'', with inspiration from the space battles from the Lensman series.
* The Japanese ''Lensman'' [[anime]] is more an imitation of ''[[Star Wars]]'' than a translation of the ''Lensman'' novels. Efforts to print translations of the associated [[manga]] in the United States in the early 1990s without payment of royalties to the Smith family were successfully blocked in court by Verna Smith Trestrail with the help of several California science-fiction authors and fans.
* In his biography, [[George Lucas]] reveals that the ''Lensman'' novels were a major influence on his youth. [[J. Michael Straczynski]], creator of the science-fiction television series ''[[Babylon 5]]'', also has acknowledged the influence of the ''Lensman'' books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035904p1.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820034004/http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035904p1.html|url-status=dead|title=IGN: Interview with J. Michael Straczynski (Part 1 of 4)<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=August 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/pipermail/b5jms/1997-April/001838.html |title=ATTN JMS: Lensman<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=June 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060904102012/http://www.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu/pipermail/b5jms/1997-April/001838.html |archive-date=September 4, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Superman]] creator [[Jerry Siegel]] was impressed, at an early age, with the optimistic vision of the future presented in ''Skylark of Space''.<ref>Gerard Jones, ''Men of Tomorrow'', 2004, p. 29–31</ref>
* An attempt to create a feature film based on the [[Lensman series|''Lensman'']] series by [[Ron Howard]]'s [[Imagine Entertainment]] and [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] began in 2008 with [[J. Michael Straczynski]], the creator of ''[[Babylon 5]]'', as writer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=47233 |title=SCI FI Wire &#124; The News Service of the SCI FI Channel &#124; SCIFI.COM |date=2008-01-13 |access-date=2016-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113140449/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=47233 |archive-date=January 13, 2008 }}</ref> but in 2014 the project was scrapped because of budget limitations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://features.slashdot.org/story/14/04/02/1310250/interviews-j-michael-straczynski-answers-your-questions |title=Interviews: J. Michael Straczynski Answers Your Questions - Slashdot |publisher=Features.slashdot.org |date=2014-04-02 |access-date=2016-02-28}}</ref>
* In her short ''Pliocene Companion'' book, author [[Julian May]] explained that a major character in her [[Saga of Pliocene Exile|Exile]] series written in the early 1980s, Marc Remillard, was strongly influenced by Smith's villain character from [[Skylark DuQuesne]], Marc DuQuesne. This was somewhat of a tribute to Smith. May had written an early science fiction short story called "Dune Roller" in 1950, and had attended several science fiction conventions in the early '50s, where she met and came to know Smith personally.
* The 2019 album ''[[All Aboard the Skylark]]'' by [[Hawkwind]] is named after the stories.