Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1979) Winner
Andrew Wynford Davies
アンドリュー・デイヴィス
Andoryū Deivisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-09-20 （Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales）
- Nationality
- Welsh, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales (birthplace) → London, England (education and career) → Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England (current residence)
Career
- Occupations
- screenwriter, novelist, teacher
- Active Years
- 1964-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1996)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch Grammar School | — | General Education | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University College London | — | English | BA | 1954-1957頃 | United Kingdom |
Whitchurch Grammar School
General Education
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary school in Cardiff
University College London
English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1954-1957頃
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United Kingdom
BA in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | Conrad's War | 児童文学 | The Guardian | 受賞 |
| 2002 | BAFTA Fellow | — | — | BAFTA | フェロー選出 |
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries | House of Cards | — | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries | Little Dorrit | — | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | 受賞 |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1979
Work:
Conrad's War
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
受賞
BAFTA Fellow
2002
Organization:
BAFTA
Result:
フェロー選出
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries
1991
Work:
House of Cards
Organization:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Result:
受賞
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries
2009
Work:
Little Dorrit
Organization:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Conrad's War
1978 Children's fictionA children's novel about war, winner of the Guardian Prize.
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A Very Peculiar Practice
1986 Satirical novelNovelization of the campus satire TV series.
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Adaptations
- [TV series] A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)
B. Monkey
1992 NovelNovel about crime and romance, adapted into a film.
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Adaptations
- [Film] B. Monkey / Michael Radford (1998)
Bibliography
- Conrad's War
- A Very Peculiar Practice
- B. Monkey
- Getting Hurt
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dialogue-driven screenwritingModern interpretations of classic novels
- Recurring Motifs
- Class societyAdded sex scenes in adaptations
Legacy
Prolific British screenwriter renowned for adapting classic novels like Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, and Bleak House for television, earning BAFTA Fellowship and multiple Emmys.
Trivia
- Married Diana Huntley in 1960; they have a son and a daughter.
- Grandson is Thomas Duggan.
- Transitioned from teaching to writing.