Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1950) Winner
Nigel Kneale
ナイジェル・クネール
Naijeru Kuneeru
Aliases:
Thomas Nigel Kneale
Pen Names:
Nigel Neale（Used for TV credits）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-04-18 （Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England）
- Died
- 2006-10-29 （London, England） age 84
- Nationality
- Manx, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Douglas, Isle of Man → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Screenwriter, Actor, Writer
- Active Years
- 1946-1997
- Affiliations
- BBC, Hammer Film Productions
- Influenced
- Russell T Davies, Mark Gatiss
- Nominations
- BAFTA nomination for Best British Screenplay (Look Back in Anger, 1959), BAFTA nomination for Best British Screenplay (The Entertainer, 1960)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | — | Drama | — | 1940年代 | United Kingdom |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Drama
Period:
1940年代
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied acting
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Somerset Maugham Award | Tomato Cain and Other Stories | — | Somerset Maugham Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement | — | — | Horror Writers Association | 受賞 |
Somerset Maugham Award
1950
Work:
Tomato Cain and Other Stories
Organization:
Somerset Maugham Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
2001
Organization:
Horror Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Quatermass Experiment
1953 Science Fiction HorrorA sci-fi horror serial about astronauts infected by an alien force.
Dangers of scienceFate of humanity
Adaptations
- [Film] The Quatermass Xperiment / Val Guest (1955)
Bibliography
- Tomato Cain and Other Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Social commentary in SFRealistic horror
- Recurring Motifs
- Ethics of scienceSupernatural phenomena
Health
-
Photophobia幼少期からMedically unfit for military service
Legacy
Pioneer of 20th-century TV sci-fi, known for Quatermass series.
In Popular Culture
- Influenced Doctor Who and others
Trivia
- Manx origin
- Married to children's author Judith Kerr