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Nigel Kneale
Lancashire, England, UK
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…
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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". From Wikipedia
Filmography
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2005
Cartier and Kneale in Conversation
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2005
The Quatermass Experiment
Movie Creator
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2003
The Kneale Tapes
Movie Self
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1995
Sharpe's Gold
Movie Screenplay
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1993
Sharpe
TV show Writer
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1991
Stanley and the Women
TV show Writer
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1989
The Woman in Black
Movie Screenplay
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1987
Gentry
Movie Writer
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1986
Ladies' Night
Movie Writer
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1986
Unnatural Causes
TV show Writer
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1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Movie Screenplay
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1981
Kinvig
TV show Writer
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1981
Kinvig (TV pilot)
Movie Writer
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1979
Quatermass
TV show Writer
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1979
The Quatermass Conclusion
Movie Writer
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1978
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl
Movie Writer
More credits
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1978
Late Night Story
TV show Writer
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1976
Beasts: The Dummy
Movie Writer
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1976
Beasts: What Big Eyes
Movie Writer
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1976
Beasts: Baby
Movie Writer
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1976
Beasts: Buddyboy
Movie Writer
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1976
Beasts: During Barty's Party
Movie Writer
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1976
Beasts
TV show Writer
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1976
Beasts: Special Offer
Movie Writer
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1975
Murrain
Movie Writer
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1975
Against the Crowd
TV show Writer
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1974
Bedtime Stories
TV show Writer
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1972
The Stone Tape
Movie Writer
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1971
The Chopper
Movie Writer
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1970
Wine of India
Movie Writer
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1969
Bam! Pow! Zap!
Movie Writer
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1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Movie Writer
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1967
Quatermass and the Pit
Movie Original Story
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1967
The Quatermass Experiment
Movie Novel
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1966
The Witches
Movie Writer
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1966
NET Playhouse
TV show Writer
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1965
The World of George Orwell: 1984
Movie Writer
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1965
Out of the Unknown
TV show Writer
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1964
The Wednesday Play
TV show Writer
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1964
First Men in the Moon
Movie Screenplay
