Nigel Kneale

Nigel Kneale was a British screenwriter, writer and playwright (1922–2006). He was born at Barrow-in-Furness and died at London.

Also recorded as Nigel Neale; Thomas Nigel Kneale.

Overview

Also worked under the name Nigel Neale.

Born at Barrow-in-Furness in 1922, died at London in 2006.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Nigel Neale. The authorities additionally record the headings Nigel Neale and Thomas Nigel Kneale. His recorded language was English.

He married Judith Kerr. 2 children are recorded: Matthew Kneale and Tacy Kneale.

Catalogued works

21 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Beasts. Quatermass and the Pit. Quatermass II. The Quatermass Experiment. Bernard Quatermass. Quatermass. Oh, Mirror, Mirror. The Photograph. The Pond. Minuke. Jeremy in the Wind. Dead of Night, dated 1983. Mrs. Wickens in the fall. Masters of Darkness III. En güzel hayalet hikâyeleri. The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories. Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow. Quatermass Experiment: Script. Tomato Cain, and other stories. The year of the sex olympics, and other TV plays. Tomato Cain.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Kneale, (Thomas) Nigel (1922–2006), television dramatist, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2010. NIGEL KNEALE: BEYOND THE DARK DOOR, 2022. NIGEL KNEALE: BEYOND THE DARK DOOR (PAGE II), 2022.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Stone Tape 1972 Nigel Kneale (1972) — Internet Archive. Halloween III: The Season Of The Witch (US domestic cut, 576i VHS rip) (2024) — Internet Archive. Halloween 3 - The Original Nigel Kneale Draft (1981) — Internet Archive. Look Back In Anger 1956 Nigel Kneale (1956) — Internet Archive. 1984 Nigel Kneale (1954) — Internet Archive. Abominable Snowman 1957 Nigel Kneale (1957) — Internet Archive. Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — Internet Archive. The Entertainer 1962 Nigel Kneale (1962) — Internet Archive. Beasts - Complete Series 1976 (1976) — Internet Archive. Nineteen Eighty Four Movies (1954) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Nigel Kneale studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and St Ninian's High School, Douglas. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is film and television.

Membership is recorded of Writers Guild of America West.

Distinctions recorded are Somerset Maugham Award and Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Chronology

  1. 1922Nigel Kneale born at Barrow-in-Furness.
  2. 19541984 Nigel Kneale digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1956Look Back In Anger 1956 Nigel Kneale digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1957Abominable Snowman 1957 Nigel Kneale digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1972The Stone Tape 1972 Nigel Kneale digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1981Halloween 3 - The Original Nigel Kneale Draft digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2006Nigel Kneale died at London.
  8. 2024Halloween III: The Season Of The Witch (US domestic cut, 576i VHS rip) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Nigel Kneale”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1278904: Nigel Kneale

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