Original: Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS The award of Knight Bachelor carries the title of "Sir" and no post-nominal letters (see) meaning that the previous post-nominals, "CBE" are also still used.
Simplified: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917; died Colombo 19 March, 2008) was a British author and inventor, most famous for his science fiction novel, and for working with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name.