Beverley Cross
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Alan Beverley Cross | |
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| Born | 13 April 1931 London, England |
| Died | 20 March 1998 (aged 66) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, playwright |
| Years active | 1960–1998 |
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Alan Beverley Cross[2] (13 April 1931 – 20 March 1998) was an English playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.[3]
Early life
Born in
Career
Cross' second play, Strip the Willow, was to make a star out of his future wife,
He also wrote opera librettos for Richard Rodney Bennett (The Mines of Sulphur, All the King's Men, and Victory) and Nicholas Maw (The Rising of the Moon).
Cross later became well known for his screenplays, including Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Long Ships (1964), Genghis Khan (1965), and Clash of the Titans (1981). He also adapted Half a Sixpence for the 1967 film version. He also worked uncredited on the script for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), although whether any of his material made it to the final edit is unknown.
Personal life
He was the stepfather of Maggie Smith's children from her earlier marriage, actors Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens. He died in London in 1998 aged 66 from an aneurysm.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b Lyall, Sarah (30 March 1998). "Alan Beverley Cross, 66, Playwright and Librettist". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ The Writers Directory 1980-1982. Macmillan Press. 1979. p. 278.
- ^ Thompson, Howard (25 June 1964). "The Long Ships (1963) Screen: 'The Long Ships': Widmark and Poitier in Viking Adventure". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
- ^ Lyall, Sarah (30 March 1998). "Beverley Cross, 66, Playwright and Librettist". The New York Times.
External links
- Beverley Cross at IMDb
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