Howard Clewes
Howard Clewes (27 October 1912 – 29 January 1988) was an English screenwriter and novelist. He wrote for eight films between 1951 and 1974. He also wrote twenty action novels from 1938 to 1979.[1] He was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Screenplay in 1960 for The Day They Robbed the Bank of England.
Howard Clewes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1912 York, England |
| Died | 29 January 1988 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Novelist |
| Years active | 1938–1979 |
He was born in York, England. In 1946, he married Renata Faccincani della Torre, a wartime resistance fighter. She was an active (uncredited) editor in his literary and screenwriting projects.[1]
Filmography
- Green Grow the Rushes (1951), based on his 1949 novel of the same name
- The Long Memory (1953), based on his 1951 novel of the same name
- The Steel Bayonet (1957)
- The One That Got Away (1957)
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
- Up from the Beach (1965)
- That Man in Istanbul (1965)
- The Three Musketeers (1974)
Novels
- Sailor Comes Home (1938)
- Dead Ground (1946)
- The Unforgiven (1947)
- Thus am I Slayn (1948)
- The Mask Of Wisdom (1949)
- Green Grow the Rushes (1949)
- The Long Memory (1951)
- An Epitaph For Love (1953)
- The Way The Wind Blows (1954)
- Man On A Horse (1964)
- The Libertines (1966)
- I, The King (1979)
Play
Image in the sun (1955)
References
- Renata Clewes obituary; London Independent 10 August 2009.
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