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The Lonely Skier
''The Lonely Skier'' is a 1947 thriller novel by the British writer Hammond Innes. It is set in the Dolomites where a number of people are hunting a stash of buried Nazi treasure. The hero Neil Blair, recently demobbed from the army and unemployed, is hired to go to an isolated ski resort and pretend he is writing a screenplay. In 1948 it was adapted into a film ''Snowbound (1948 film), Snowbound'' directed by David MacDonald (director), David MacDonald for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Dennis Price, Robert Newton and Herbert Lom. Jack Adrian relates how Innes completed an arduous skiing course in the Italian Dolomites just before he was demobbed. It was, said Innes, "Stiffer than any army course I was ever on, including battle training." His experiences were used as the background for the novel. References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1947 British novels Novels by Hammond Innes British thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond Innes
Ralph Hammond Innes (15 July 1913 – 10 June 1998) was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as works for children and travel books. Biography Innes was born in Horsham, Sussex, and educated at Feltonfleet School, Cobham, Surrey where he was head boy and later at Cranbrook School in Kent. He left in 1931 to work as a journalist, initially with the ''Financial News''. ''The Doppelganger'', his first novel, was published in 1937. In WWII, he served in the Royal Artillery, eventually rising to the rank of Major. During the war, his first books were published, including '' Wreckers Must Breathe'' (1940), ''The Trojan Horse'' (1940) and ''Attack Alarm'' (1941), the last of which was based on his experiences as an anti-aircraft gunner during the Battle of Britain at RAF Kenley. After being demobilized in 1946, he worked full-time as a writer, achieving multiple early successes. His novels are known for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |