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Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006 [1]) was a Manx [2] [3] 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 ...
Kneale later recalled: "The theme I was trying to get to was the old redressing the balance with the young, saving the young, which I thought a nice, paradoxical, ironic idea after the youth-oriented 60s". Following Quatermass, writer Nigel Kneale developed the sitcom Kinvig (1981) for London Weekend Television.
Apr 28, 2022 · With the centenary of his birth, screenwriter Nigel Kneale is being celebrated for his varied work – including his landmark 1950s dramas about an alien-infested UK, writes Adam Scovell.
Nigel Kneale. Writer: The Entertainer. Nigel Kneale was born on 18 April 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Entertainer (1960), Look Back in Anger (1959) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967).
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Oct 29, 2006 · Thomas Nigel Kneale 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.
Learn about the life and career of Nigel Kneale, a prolific and influential British writer of science fiction, horror and drama. Explore his best-known works, such as Quatermass, Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Stone Tape, and his collaborations with Rudolph Cartier and Hammer Studios.
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