Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2 appearances
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Edition 28 (1975) Winner
Edward Boyd
エドワード・ボイド
Edowādo Boido
Aliases:
Eddie Boyd
Pen Names:
Eddie Boyd（Used for Granada TV series such as The Odd Man and The Corridor People）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916 （Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland）
- Died
- 1989-12-17 age 73
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- writer, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1940-1989
- Affiliations
- Glasgow Unity Theatre
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Odd Man
1962 TV seriesGranada TV series
crime
The Dark Number
1973 Thriller novelNovel based on radio serial, co-authored with Roger Parkes
thrillerrevenge
Adaptations
- [Television] The Dark Number (1966)
Legacy
Scottish writer best known for his television and radio work. Worked with Glasgow Unity Theatre in the 1940s, later created series for Granada TV and BBC.
Archives
- University of Glasgow
Trivia
- Worked with Glasgow Unity Theatre in the 1940s.
- Wrote the play Castles in Spain broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.