Christopher Landon (screenwriter)
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| Born | Christopher Guy Landon 29 March 1911 West Byfleet, Surrey, England |
| Died | 26 April 1961 (aged 50) |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Author |
Christopher Guy Landon (29 March 1911 – 26 April 1961) was a British novelist and screenwriter best known for the novel Ice Cold in Alex and its subsequent film adaption.
Biography
Landon was born in
Huguenot descent and he was a distant cousin of the author Perceval Landon. He was educated at Lancing College and Clare College, Cambridge where he studied medicine.[1]
Landon served with the
field commission, Landon ended the war as a captain and was granted an honorary promotion to Major when he relinquished his commission in 1951.[2][3][4][5]
After the war he wrote several novels including Ice Cold in Alex, set in North Africa during World War II and made into
Persia
; Stone Cold Dead in the Market; Hornet's Nest; Dead Men Rise Up Never; and Unseen Enemy (also known as The Shadow of Time).
He died of accidental alcohol and barbiturate poisoning at his home in Frognal in 1961, leaving a wife and three children.[1][6]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780719060120.
- ^ "Landon of Uxmore". Burke's Landed Gentry (1952 ed.).
- ^ "No. 34793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1940. p. 996.
- ^ "No. 38284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1948. p. 2867.
- ^ "No. 39392". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 November 1951. p. 6176.
- ^ ""Accidental Death" Of Novelist". The Times. 2 May 1961.
External links
- Christopher Landon at IMDb
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