Margot Bennett (writer)
| Margot Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1912 Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Died | 6 December 1980 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | author |
Margot Bennett (1912 – 6 December 1980) was a screenwriter and an author of crime and thriller novels.
Biography
Born Margot Mitchell, Bennett was born in Lenzie, Scotland. She was educated in Scotland and Australia. She worked as a copywriter in Sydney and London, and as a nurse during the Spanish Civil War. She also wrote science fiction, including The Long Way Back, about African colonization of Britain following a nuclear holocaust.[1]
Bennett also wrote scripts for television, including contributions to Maigret, Emergency-Ward 10 and Quick Before They Catch Us. She also wrote the screenplays for her books which were adapted for the screen.
Bennett married Richard Bennett in 1938, with whom she had three sons and a daughter.[2] She lived latterly in London
Books
| Title | Date | Genre | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to Change Hats | 1945 | Crime | Nicholson | Features John Davies |
| Away Went the Little Fish | 1946 | Crime | Nicholson | Features John Davies |
| The Golden Pebble | 1948 | Thriller | Nicholson | Not published in the USA |
| The Widow of Bath | 1952 | Crime | Eyre & Spottiswoode | Adapted into a TV serial in 1959 |
| Farewell Crown and Goodbye King | 1952 | Thriller | Eyre & Spottiswoode | |
| The Long Way Back | 1955 | Science Fiction | The Bodley Head | |
| The Man Who Didn't Fly | 1955 | Thriller | Eyre & Spottiswoode | Shortlisted for Golden Dagger Award. Adapted into a TV episode by Kraft Theatre in 1958. |
| Someone from the Past | 1958 | Crime | Eyre & Spottiswoode | Won Golden Dagger Award |
| That Summer's Earthquake | 1964 | Literary Fiction | Eyre & Spottiswoode | Not published in the USA |
| The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Atomic Radiation | 1964 | Science | Penguin | |
| The Furious Masters | 1968 | Science Fiction | Eyre & Spottiswoode | Published in Dutch in 1970 |
Bibliography
Novels
- Time to Change Hats (1945)
- Away Went the Little Fish (1946)
- The Golden Pebble (1948)
- The Widow of Bath (1952)
- Farewell Crown and Goodbye King (1952)
- The Long Way Back (1955)
- The Man Who Didn't Fly (1955); shortlisted for Gold Dagger Award
- Someone from the Past (1958); Gold Dagger Award
- That Summer's Earthquake (1964)
- The Intelligent Woman's guide to Atomic Radiation (1964)
- The Furious Masters (1968)
Short Stories
- An Old Fashioned Poker for my Uncle's Head (1946, reprinted 1954 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, issue #36)[3]
- No Bath for the Browns (1945)
Television Projects Contributed To
- Emergency-Ward 10
- The Third Man
- They Met in a City
- Suspense
- Maigret
- The Flying Swan
- The Big Spender
- Quick Before They Catch Us
Screenplays
- The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959)
- The Crowning Touch (1959)
References
- ↑ "Brave New World After". The New York Times. 20 March 1955.
- ↑ Barnes,M. (1980) Twentieth Century Crime and Fiction Writers. Edited by John M. Reilly. Macmilan
- ↑ http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bennett_margot
- Obituary, The Times, 6 December 1980
- "Do You Write Under Your Own Name?". Martin Edwards' Crime Writing Blog. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- "Margot Bennett Bibliography". Classic Crime Fiction. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- "Margot Bennett (II)". Imdb. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- Margot Bennett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Margot Bennett at the Internet Movie Database