Michael Pertwee
Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London[1] – 17 April 1991, Camden, London)[2] was an English playwright and screenwriter.
Career
[edit]Pertwee's credits included episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, Hong Kong and many other films and TV series. For the stage he co-wrote the 1938 thriller Death on the Table.
Personal life
[edit]Pertwee was the son of screenwriter Roland Pertwee, the brother of Jon, a distant cousin of actor Bill, and the uncle of actor Sean.
Between 1952 and 1959, Pertwee was married to the actress Valerie French.
Filmography
[edit]Writer
[edit]- Crackerjack (1938)
- Trouble in the Air (1948)
- The Interrupted Journey (1949)
- Something in the City (1950)
- Black Jack (1950)
- Laughter in Paradise (1951)
- Night Was Our Friend (1951)
- Happy Ever After (US title: Tonight's the Night) (1954) with Jack Davies
- Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
- The Naked Truth (1957)
- Too Many Crooks (1959)
- It Started in Naples (1960)
- Make Mine Mink (1960)
- In the Doghouse (1962)
- Strange Bedfellows (1965)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Salt and Pepper (1968)
- One More Time (1970)
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
Actor
[edit]- Laughter in Paradise (1951) – Stewart
- Night Was Our Friend (1951) – Young Man
- Now and Forever (1956) – Reporter (final film role)
Novelisations
[edit]Among the novelisations of Michael Pertwee screenplays, each released shortly before its respective film, are:
- Salt and Pepper by Alex Austin
- One More Time by Michael Avallone
- Strange Bedfellows by Marvin H. Albert.
Each of the novelists was a notable author of the era.[citation needed]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Michael Pertwee at IMDb
- Michael Pertwee discography at Discogs
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