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R. J. Minney. Rubeigh James Minney (29 August 1895 – 5 January 1979) was a British film producer, journalist, playwright, editor and author. He was author of over 40 books including novels and biographies. As a film-maker and film producer, he worked with British film companies such as Gainsborough Pictures, and was invited to Hollywood by ...
Rubeigh James was born in Kolkata, India on 29 August 1895. He was the son of Joseph R Minney, a doctor, and Esthere Mayohas. He studied at St Paul’s School, Darjeeling. He came to London and was admitted to study history at King’s College, London, but left again in 1914 in order to join the war as part of the Indian Army, defending the ...
RJ Minney – from flyleaf of 1951 novel “The Governors’ Lady”. This is the official RJ Minney website. It is run by his grandchildren to promote RJ’s great legacy of exciting, informative, historical and readable books, and many other works including films, articles and plays.
Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R. J. Minney. The film, directed by Lewis Gilbert, is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive agent Violette Szabo, GC, who was captured and executed while serving in Nazi-occupied France. Szabo was played by Virginia McKenna.
- 18 February 1958
- Daniel M. Angel
Carve Her Name with Pride: The Book. Carve Her Name with Pride written by R J Minney tells the story of Violette Szabo an agent of the SOE who on her second mission behind enemy lines was caught, interrogated and eventually executed by the Gestapo in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp.
Rubeigh James (RJ) Minney was a novelist, biographer, playwright and film producer. He wrote more than thirty books, including biographies of Charlie Chaplin, Violette Szabo, Tsar Nicholas II, and Clive of India.
R.J. Minney was born on 29 August 1895 in Calcutta, India. He was a writer and producer, known for Clive of India (1935), A Place of One's Own (1945) and Carve Her Name with Pride (1958). He was married to Edith Fox and Hetty Bolsom. He died on 5 January 1979 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England, UK.
