Peter Curran
Peter Curran (26 September 192423 June 1999) was a British screenwriter, film director, film editor and film producer. He co-wrote five episodes of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons in the 1960s, forming a writing duo with David Williams: "White as Snow", "Point 783", "Seek and Destroy", "Noose of Ice" (erroneously credited to Tony Barwick) and "The Launching". Curran co-edited the film Bait (1950) and was sole editor on When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970).
Peter Curran
- Birth Name
- Peter Robert Emmett Curran
- Born
- 26 September 1924
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 23 June 1999
- Place of death
- Hampshire, England
- Occupation
- * Screenwriter
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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He went on to direct Male Bait (1971), Penelope Pulls It Off (1975) and Tell It like It Is, Boys (1981). His other film credits include The Cherry Picker (1972; as writer, producer, director and editor) and A Touch of the Sun (1979; as writer, director and editor).
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• Birth Name — Peter Robert Emmett Curran • Born — 26 September 1924 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 23 June 1999 • Place of death — Hampshire, England • Occupation — * Screenwriter • Film director • Film producer • Film editor
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1924
Peter Curran born at London.
1999
Peter Curran died.
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