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 .
Arthur C. Clarke dies in Sri Lanka at age 90 , aide says . `` 2001 : A Space Odyssey '' was perhaps his best known work . He and Stanley Kubrick shared Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay . Clarke had lived in Sri Lanka since the 1950s .