Derry Quinn
Derry Quinn | |
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| Born | 1918 UK |
| Died | 1987 London, UK |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, novelist |
| Genre | Thriller fiction |
Derry Quinn (1918–1987) was an
MGM's film Operation Crossbow
.
Life
Dermot Edward Quinn[1] made his first film at the age of sixteen, and at seventeen directed and photographed a documentary film about bottling whisky. A year later he went to Munich to take a course at a photographic school. During World War II he was commissioned to carry out specialised photographic work for the intelligence services in the Middle East.
After the War Quinn worked for a short time in his family business while writing film stories on the side. His work attracted the attention of the
Douglas Fairbanks Company, where he became assistant story editor and later story editor helping to turn some eighty television films as well. He also worked for the British Picture Corporation and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, for whom he co-scripted the spy thriller Operation Crossbow together with Emeric Pressburger and Ray Rigby
, and scripted several documentaries.
In 1973, Quinn partially quit screenwriting and moved to the
dramatised as part of Thames Television's suspense series Armchair Thriller, in 1978 and 1980 respectively.[4]
Work
Television credits
- Douglas Fairbanks Presents
- The Pursuers
- One Step Beyond
- Paul Temple
- Armchair Thriller
Film credits
- Rag Doll (1961)
- Operation Crossbow (1965)
- The Trygon Factor (1966; adapted from Edgar Wallace's novel)
- Cry Wolf (1969)
Novels
- The Limbo Connection (1977)
- The Solstice Man (1978)
- The Fear of God (1978)
References
- ^ a b Hubin, Allen J. "Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749-2000". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Solstice Man". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "The Fear of God". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Armchair Thriller". Retrieved 11 August 2016.
Sources
- Derry Quinn, The Fear of God. Barrie & Jenkins, 1978.
External links
- Derry Quinn at IMDb
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