Writing

Nigel Kneale

Nigel Kneale je známý především z: Sharpe, Quatermass and the Pit, Quatermass II a Quatermass. Nigel Kneale se narodil 18. dubna 1922. Nigel Kneale zemřel(a) 29. října 2006 ve věku 84 let.

Narození: 18. dubna 1922
Místo narození: Lancashire, England, UK
Úmrtí: 29. října 2006 (84 let)

Životopis

Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.

Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. He wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968), The Stone Tape (1972) and Beasts (1976) in addition to the Quatermass serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century", and as "having invented popular TV".

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