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David Evans (writer)

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David Evans
Born7 August 1893
Died20 May 1966 (Aged 72)
OccupationWriter
Years active1934–1961 (film & TV)

David Evans (August 7, 1893 – May 20, 1966) was a British screenwriter and novelist.[1] He entered the British film industry during the 1930s where he worked on a number of quota quickies. During the 1940s he was employed on several more prestigious films such as Terence Fisher's Portrait from Life (1948).[2] From the mid-1950s he switched to the United States working on a final screenplay Strange Intruder (1956) before switching to television.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.148
  2. ^ Nelmes p.88

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Nelmes, Jill. The Screenwriter in British Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
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