Ronald Kirkbride
Ronald Kirkbride | |
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| Born | Ronald de Levington Kirkbride February 1, 1912[1][2] Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | March 1973[2][3] (aged 61) London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable works | A Girl Named Tamiko |
Ronald de Levington Kirkbride (February 1, 1912 – March 23, 1973[2]) was a Canadian writer of escapist romances, Westerns, and mystery novels. He was probably best known for his novel A Girl Named Tamiko, first published in 1959;[4] it sold one million copies worldwide[citation needed] and a screenplay based on that novel become a 1962 film of the same name,[5] directed by John Sturges.
Kirkbride wrote over two dozen other novels,[1] including Winds Blow Gently (1945), The Private Life of Guy de Maupassant (1947), Still the Heart Sings (1948), David Jordan (1972, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).), and Some Darling Sin (1973, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).). His spy novel The Short Night was optioned by Alfred Hitchcock to be adapted for a film that was to follow Family Plot, but Hitchcock decided during pre-production that his poor health would prevent him from making the film.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Library of Congress Online Catalog entry for Kirkbridge from the Library of Congress Online Catalog
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- ^ Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1749-2000 from the Locus magazine website
- ^ Online Catalog entry for A Girl Named Tamiko from the Library of Congress Online Catalog
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- ^ Plotting "Family Plot" at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).; Hilton Green tells the story about the circumstances that led to Hitchcock's retirement beginning at approximately 44 minutes and 12 seconds into the documentary.
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- Canadian romantic fiction writers
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