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Eric Ambler (1909–1998)

Writer | Producer | Actor

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Author of 21 books, including "Epitaph for a Spy" (1938), "The Mask of Dimitrios" (1939), "Journey into Fear" (1940) and "The Schirmer Inheritance" (1953).

Born:

Eric Clifford Ambler
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 89) in London, England, UK
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1990 The Care of Time (TV movie) (book)
 
1989 A Quiet Conspiracy (TV mini-series)
 
1984 Eine Art von Zorn (TV movie) (novel)
 
1980 Ricatto internazionale (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1980) (novel "The Intercom Conspiracy")
– Episode #1.2 (1980) (novel "The Intercom Conspiracy")
– Episode #1.1 (1980) (novel "The Intercom Conspiracy")
 
1975 Journey Into Fear (novel)
 
1971 Love Hate Love (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1966 Journey Into Fear (TV series)
– Seller's Market (1966) (novel / written by)
 
1964 Topkapi (novel "The Light of Day")
 
1963 Epitaph for a Spy (TV series)
– Episode #1.3 (1963) (novel)
– Episode #1.2 (1963) (novel)
– Episode #1.1 (1963) (novel)
 
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty (uncredited)
 
1960-1962 Checkmate (TV series)
– Side by Side (1962) (creator)
– Down the Gardenia Path (1962) (creator)
– Will the Real Killer Please Stand Up? (1962) (creator)
– The Bold and the Tough (1962) (creator)
– Rendezvous in Washington (1962) (creator)
See all 70 episodes »
 
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Act of Faith (1962) (teleplay)
 
1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare (screenplay)
 
1958 A Night to Remember (screenplay)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
– The Eye of Truth (1958)
 
1957 The Schirmer Inheritance (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1957) (novel)
– Episode #1.5 (1957) (novel)
– Episode #1.4 (1957) (novel)
– Episode #1.3 (1957) (novel)
– Episode #1.2 (1957) (novel)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 Battle Hell (screenplay)
 
1954-1956 Climax! (TV series)
– Journey into Fear (1956) (novel)
– Epitaph for a Spy (1954) (novel)
 
1956 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Episode dated 15 August 1956 (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Magic Box (1956) (adaptation)
 
1956 Casablanca (TV series)
– Satan's Veil (1956) (story)
 
1954 Lease of Life
 
1954 The Purple Plain (screenplay)
 
1953 Shoot First (screenplay)
 
1953 Epitaph for a Spy (TV mini-series)
– Epitaph (1953) (novel)
– All Men Are Liars (1953) (novel)
– Ultimatum (1953) (novel)
– Violence (1953) (novel)
– Go Spy the Land (1953) (novel)
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1953 The Cruel Sea (screenplay)
 
1952 The Promoter (screenplay)
 
1951 The Magic Box (screenplay)
 
1951 Encore (screenplay / segment "Gigolo and Gigolette")
 
1950 Highly Dangerous (written by)
 
1949 The Passionate Friends (screenplay)
 
1948 Oliver Twist (contributor to screenplay - uncredited)
 
1947 The October Man (novel / screenplay)
 
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios (novel "A Coffin for Dimitrios")
 
1944 The Way Ahead (screenplay / story)
 
1944 Hotel Reserve (adapted from the novel "Epitaph for a Spy" by)
 
1943 Background to Danger (novel "Background to Danger")
 
1943 Journey Into Fear (novel)
 
1943 The New Lot (short) (writer)
 
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1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Pattern of Guilt (1962) (producer)
 
1949 The Passionate Friends (producer - uncredited)
 
1947 The October Man (producer)
 
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1943 The New Lot (short)
Bren Gun Instructor (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– La última noche del Titanic (2012) (in memory of)
 
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1966 Kee and Levin (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1966) … Himself
 
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(1977 Novel: "The Siege of the Villa Lipp" (aka "Send No More Roses") See more »

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Personal Quote:

International business may conduct its operations with scraps of paper, but the ink it uses is human blood. See more »

Trivia:

Author of 21 books, including "Epitaph for a Spy" (1938), "The Mask of Dimitrios" (1939), "Journey into Fear" (1940) and "The Schirmer Inheritance" (1953). See more »

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Cancer