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Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers.
Philip MacDonald has 111 books on Goodreads with 9085 ratings. Philip MacDonald’s most popular book is The Rasp (Colonel Gethryn, #1).
Philip MacDonald (who some give as 1896 or 1899 as his date of birth) was the grandson of the writer George MacDonald and son of the author Ronald MacDonald and the actress Constance Robertson. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper.
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Philip MacDonald (1901-1980) was a prolific writer of crime thrillers, historical novels and original screenplays. He adapted Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca for Alfred Hitchcock and wrote episodes for TV series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Virginian.
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Book 6. Persons Unknown. by Philip MacDonald. 4.00 · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1931 · 5 editions.
Scottish dramatist and prolific author of detective whodunnits. Also wrote under the pseudonyms Oliver Fleming and Martin Porlock.
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