Iain MacCormick (1917–1965) was a Scottish-Australian writer. He wrote for British TV in the 1950s and 1960s and a number of his works were adapted for Australian TV. He was a

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for four years during

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*''A Beautiful World'' (1949) - play *''The Small Victory'' (1954) *''

Act of Violence ''Act of Violence'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter. It was produced by Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Adapted for the screen by R ...

'' (1956) - TV play *''Marjolaine'' (1957) *''

The Sound of Thunder ''The Sound of Thunder'' is a novel by the Rhodesian writer Wilbur Smith. It is the second book in the Courtney Series and it is set several years after the first book, '' When the Lion Feeds'', focusing around the Second Boer War. Plot ''The ...

'' (1957) *''

The Small Victory ''Small Victory'' is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was set during the Korean War. It was directed by William Sterling and was shot in Melbourne where it aired 26 March 1958. It was based on a pl ...

'' (1958) - TV movie *''The Uninvited'' (1958) *''The Money Man'' (1958) - TV series *''

One Morning Near Troodos ''One Morning Near Troodos'' (1956) was a British TV play by Iain MacCormick which aired on the BBC as part of ''Sunday Night Theatre''. It was the first British TV play about the Cyprus Emergency. Plot A journalist in Cyprus is captured by EOKA ...

'' (1959) - TV movie *''The Hunted'' (1961) *''Nightfall at Kriekville'' (1961)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacCormick, Iain (writer) Australian writers 1917 births 1965 deaths World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Australian prisoners of war Australian people of Scottish descent Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army officers Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom