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James Peeble Ewing Kennaway (5 June 1928 – 21 December 1968) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He was born in Auchterarder in Perthshire and attended Glenalmond College.
James Kennaway was born on June 5, 1928 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Violent Playground (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960) and The Battle of Britain (1969). He was married to Susan Edmonds. He died on December 21, 1968 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- June 5, 1928
- December 21, 1968
James Kennaway has 20 books on Goodreads with 514 ratings. James Kennaway’s most popular book is Tunes of Glory.
James Kennaway was born on 5 June 1928 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Violent Playground (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960) and Battle of Britain (1969). He was married to Susan Edmonds. He died on 21 December 1968 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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James Kennaway. James Kennaway was born in Perthshire, Scotland in 1928 and went to public school at Trinity College, Glenalmond. After serving as an officer with the Cameron Highlanders, he attended Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned a degree in economics and politics.
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- December 21, 1968
- June 5, 1928
His first novel, Tunes of Glory (1956), earned critical acclaim and was adapted by Kennaway for an Oscar-nominated motion picture starring Alec Guinness. His other novels include Household Ghosts (1961), The Mind Benders (1963), The Bells of Shoreditch (1963) and Some Gorgeous Accident (1967).
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At the age of only 40, James Kennaway suffered a massive heart attack and died in a car crash just before Christmas in 1968. His last work, the novella Silence, was published posthumously in 1972. Books & Authors