Alan Kennington (1906–1986) was a British
novelist
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and
playwright
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Readin ...
, particularly known for his
thrillers
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. Two of his novels were adapted into films. The 1939 novel ''
The Night Has Eyes'' was made into a 1942
film of the same title, while ''
She Died Young
''She Died Young'' is a 1938 thriller novel by the British writer Alan Kennington. It was published in France in 1950 translated by Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe, himself a noted writer of crime novels.
Adaptation
In 1956 the novel served as a basi ...
'' (1938) was turned into the 1956 film ''
You Can't Escape''.
[Goble p.256] His 1949 novel ''Pastures New'' was a comedy about American students in
post-war
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Britain.
Selected works
* ''
She Died Young
''She Died Young'' is a 1938 thriller novel by the British writer Alan Kennington. It was published in France in 1950 translated by Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe, himself a noted writer of crime novels.
Adaptation
In 1956 the novel served as a basi ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The Night Has Eyes'' (1939)
* ''
Flying Visitor'' (1946)
* ''
Pastures New'' (1949)
* ''
Blood Velvet'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
* Curthoys, Ann & Lake, Marilyn. ''Connected Worlds: History in Transnational Perspective''. ANU E Press, 2006.
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
External links
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1906 births
1986 deaths
British writers
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