Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay.
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- Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers which used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Quatermass was a heroic scientist who appeared in various television, film and radio productions written by Kneale for the BBC, Hammer Film Productions and Thames Television between 1953 and 1996. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. He was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951 as one of its first staff writers; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. Kneale wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) and The Stone Tape (1972) in addition to the Quatermass serials. He has been described as "one of the most influential writers of the 20th century," and as "having invented popular TV."
- Thomas Nigel Kneale war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor und seit 1954 mit Judith Kerr verheiratet. Kneale wurde schon als „The first significant television dramatist“ bezeichnet; Judith Kerr beschreibt seinen erfolgreichen Einstieg in dieses Metier in den 1950er-Jahren in ihrem Buch „Eine Art Familientreffen“. 1950 hatte er für Tomato Cain, eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, den Somerset Maugham Award gewonnen, ab 1953 lief die Science-Fiction-Serie The Quatermass Experiment, der erste britische „Straßenfeger“. Ein Jahr später arbeitete Kneale an George Orwells 1984, 1962 kam Wuthering Heights heraus. In den 1970er-Jahren wechselte Kneale von der BBC zu ITV. Mittlerweile kann auch sein Sohn Matthew Kneale literarische Erfolge aufweisen.
- Nigel Kneale fue un escritor manés quien trabajó en su mayoría en el Reino Unido. Activo en televisión, cine, radioteatro y prosa, escribió profesionalmente durante más de cincuenta años, fue el ganador del Somerset Maugham Award en 1950 y estuvo nominado en dos ocasiones al BAFTA al mejor guión de película británica. Predominantemente, Kneale fue un escritor de thrillers que usaban elementos de ciencia ficción y terror y es mejor conocido como el creador del personaje de Bernard Quatermass. El personaje fue un heroico científico que apareció en varias producciones de televisión, cine y radio escritas por Kneale para la BBC, Hammer Productions y Thames Television entre 1953 y 1996. Kneale escribió guiones originales además de adaptar exitosamente trabajos de escritores como George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells y Susan Hill. Kneale trabajo en su mayoría para televisión, uniéndose a BBC Television en 1951 como uno de sus primeros guionistas permanentes. El último guión que escribió se transmitió en ITV en 1997. Kneale escribió dramas televisivos populares como The Year of the Sex Olympics y The Stone Tape además de la saga Quatermass. Ha sido descrito como "uno de los escritores más influyentes del siglo XX" y como "el inventor de la televisión popular."
- Nigel Kneale est un scénariste et écrivain anglais né le 18 avril 1922 et décédé le 29 octobre 2006. Il est connu comme le créateur du personnage Bernard Quatermass. En 1950, il obtient le Prix Somerset-Maugham. Il est le père de l'écrivain Matthew Kneale.
- Per oltre 50 anni è stato attivo nei campi della televisione, della radio, del cinema e dei "radio drama". Ha vinto il Somerset Maugham Award e, per due volte, è stato candidato al British Film Award come miglior sceneggiatore. Assunto nel 1951 alla BBC, è conosciuto essenzialmente come scrittore di genere thriller, con elementi di horror e fantascienza. Il suo personaggio maggiormente famoso è il Professor Bernard Quatermass; le avventure di Quatermass sono state scritte per la BBC, la Hammer Film Productions e la Thames Television tra il 1953 e il 1996. In Italia alcuni suoi racconti sono stati pubblicati dalla Arnoldo Mondadori Editore nella collana Classici Urania.
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- Nigel Kneale in 1990, discussing his career on BBC Two's '' The Late Show''.
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- Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay.
- Thomas Nigel Kneale war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor und seit 1954 mit Judith Kerr verheiratet. Kneale wurde schon als „The first significant television dramatist“ bezeichnet; Judith Kerr beschreibt seinen erfolgreichen Einstieg in dieses Metier in den 1950er-Jahren in ihrem Buch „Eine Art Familientreffen“.
- Nigel Kneale fue un escritor manés quien trabajó en su mayoría en el Reino Unido. Activo en televisión, cine, radioteatro y prosa, escribió profesionalmente durante más de cincuenta años, fue el ganador del Somerset Maugham Award en 1950 y estuvo nominado en dos ocasiones al BAFTA al mejor guión de película británica.
- Nigel Kneale est un scénariste et écrivain anglais né le 18 avril 1922 et décédé le 29 octobre 2006. Il est connu comme le créateur du personnage Bernard Quatermass. En 1950, il obtient le Prix Somerset-Maugham. Il est le père de l'écrivain Matthew Kneale.
- Per oltre 50 anni è stato attivo nei campi della televisione, della radio, del cinema e dei "radio drama". Ha vinto il Somerset Maugham Award e, per due volte, è stato candidato al British Film Award come miglior sceneggiatore. Assunto nel 1951 alla BBC, è conosciuto essenzialmente come scrittore di genere thriller, con elementi di horror e fantascienza.
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