Stanley Kubrick dies in Sri Lanka at the 1950s , aide says . `` 2001 : A Space Odyssey '' was perhaps his best known work . He and Oscar shared Arthur C. Clarke nomination for best adapted screenplay . But he never patented the idea , prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled , ` Clarke had lived in Sri Lanka since age 90 .
Stanley Kubrick dies in Sri Lanka at the 1950s , aide says . `` 2001 : A Space Odyssey '' was perhaps his best known work . He and Oscar shared Arthur C. Clarke nomination for best adapted screenplay . Clarke had lived in Sri Lanka since age 90 .