Alan Hyman
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Alan Hyman | |
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| Born | 10 January 1910 England |
| Died | 23 February 1999 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Brompton Cemetery, London, England |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, and film writer |
| Education | St Cyprian's School Repton School |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Children | Miranda Miller Timothy Hyman Anthony Hyman Nicholas Hyman |
Alan Maurice Hyman (10 January 1910 – 23 February 1999) was an English writer, journalist, and film writer.
Life and work
Alan Hyman was the son of A. Hyman. He was educated at
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and worked as a screenwriter.[citation needed
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Hyman wrote scripts for
Screenwriters' Association and was on the film panel that selected the best British film scripts each year. He continued in journalism and became an expert on Sullivan's light operas and on Victorian burlesque theatre. He described this in The Gaiety Years a book about Gaiety Girls. He also wrote an important work on Horatio Bottomley, the swindler.[citation needed
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He had four children, the author Miranda Miller, the artist Timothy Hyman, the Afghan scholar Anthony Hyman and Nicholas Hyman.[citation needed]
Filmography
- Sunshine Suzie[citation needed]
- Falling in Love (1935) (story) ... aka Trouble Ahead (USA) starring Charles Farrell and Gregory Ratoff
- Three Maxims (1936)
- Victoria the Great (1937)
- The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) (adaptation)
- I Met a Murderer
Bibliography
- The Rise & Fall of Horatio Bottomley: The biography of a swindler, ISBN 0-304-29023-8
- The Gaiety Years, Cassell, 1975. ISBN 0-304-29372-5
- Sullivan and his Satellites: A survey of English operettas 1860–1914, Elm Tree Books, 1978. ISBN 0-903443-24-4
References
- Internet Movie Database.
Sources
- Repton School Register
- Dustjacket notes to "The Gaiety Years"
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