Frederick Knott
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English dramatist and playwright (1916-2002)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 28 August 1916
- Died
- 17 December 2002
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The complete text of Dial "M" for murder
- Crimen perfecto
- Sola en la oscuridad
- Write Me A Murder
- Wait until dark
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Film & TV
Hankow, China
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Major Paull Knott (28 August 1916 — 17 December 2002) was an English playwright, best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in Hollywood by Alfred Hitchcock. Knott was born in Hankow, China, to English missionaries. He was educated at Oundle School from 1929 to 1934 and later gained a law…
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hankou
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Award
- Edgar Awards
- Conflict
- World War II
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- date of birth
- 1916-08-28
- date of death
- 2002-12-17
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Sources (3)
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