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Nigel Kneale

ナイジェル・クネール

Naijeru Kuneeru

Aliases: Thomas Nigel Kneale
Pen Names: Nigel NealeUsed 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

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Drama
Period: 1940年代
Country: United Kingdom
Studied acting

Awards

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 Horror

A 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