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Nigel Kneale

Nigel Kneale

Known For Writing
Birthday Apr 18, 1922
Died Oct 29, 2006 (84)
Birthplace Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date May 11, 2024
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Biography

Thomas Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-f ... iction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass. Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell, John Osborne, H. G. Wells and Susan Hill. Kneale was most active in television, joining BBC Television in 1951; his final script was transmitted on ITV in 1997. He wrote well-received television dramas such as The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968), The Stone Tape (1972) and Beasts (1976) 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". From Wikipedia

Known For

Filmography

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

as Telescreen Announcer (voice)

The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

2005

Creator, Screenplay

Sharpe's Gold

Sharpe's Gold

1995

Writer

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

1989

Screenplay

Gentry

Gentry

1987

Writer

Kinvig (TV pilot)

Kinvig (TV pilot)

1981

Writer

Beasts: Buddyboy

Beasts: Buddyboy

1976

Writer

Beasts: Special Offer

Beasts: Special Offer

1976

Writer

Beasts: The Dummy

Beasts: The Dummy

1976

Writer

Beasts: What Big Eyes

Beasts: What Big Eyes

1976

Writer

Murrain

Murrain

1975

Writer

The Stone Tape

The Stone Tape

1972

Writer

Wine of India

Wine of India

1970

Writer

Bam! Pow! Zap!

Bam! Pow! Zap!

1969

Writer

Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

1967

Screenplay, Original Story

The Witches

The Witches

1966

Writer

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

Screenplay

The Road

The Road

1964

Writer

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

Screenplay

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

Writer

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

Screenplay

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959

Screenplay

Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

Teleplay, Screenplay

The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957

Screenplay, Story

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

Teleplay

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

Writer

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1953

Adaptation

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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