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Anthony Burgess(1917-1993)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Additional Crew
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Anthony Burgess was born on 25 February 1917 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) and Vinyl (1965). He was married to Liana Burgess and Llewela Isherwood Jones. He died on 22 November 1993 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 25, 1917
DiedNovember 22, 1993(76)
BornFebruary 25, 1917
DiedNovember 22, 1993(76)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1971
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Cyrano de Bergerac
7.5
  • Additional Crew(English)
  • 1990
Vinyl (1965)
Vinyl
4.2
  • Writer(A Clockwork Orange)
  • 1965
Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
Quest for Fire
7.3
  • Additional Crew(special languages)
  • 1981

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  • Ivan Prokopovich and George Zhuzikasio Ali in Videobook: A Clockwork Orange (2023)
    Videobook: A Clockwork Orange
    • novel
    • 2023
  • I riassuntini (2018)
    I riassuntini
    5.0
    TV Series
    • based on the novel by (2020)
    • 2018
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.8
    TV Series
    • translation and adaptation
    • 2008
  • A Clockwork Orange (2007)
    A Clockwork Orange
    Video
    • author
    • 2007
  • Neanderthal (2000)
    Neanderthal
    7.5
    TV Series
    • language written & devised by
    • 2000
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1985)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • translation
    • 1985
  • A.D. (1985)
    A.D.
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1985
  • 1984: A Personal View of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty Four'
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Writers and Places
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
    Jesus of Nazareth
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
    Moses the Lawgiver
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    A Clockwork Orange
    8.2
    • novel
    • 1971
  • Vinyl (1965)
    Vinyl
    4.2
    • book (A Clockwork Orange)
    • 1965

Script and Continuity Department



  • Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980)
    Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1979–1980

Additional Crew



  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.5
    • subtitler: English
    • 1990
  • Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
    Quest for Fire
    7.3
    • creator: special languages
    • 1981

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • February 25, 1917
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 22, 1993
    • London, England, UK(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Liana BurgessSeptember 1968 - November 22, 1993 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel: "A Clockwork Orange," New York City, NY, Norton Library (filmed as A Clockwork Orange (1971))
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After doctors found a cancerous tumor in his brain, he wrote "A Clockwork Orange" in a hurry, hoping that the money made from the book would support his wife after he died. He later found out that he did not have cancer.
  • Quotes
    Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone.
  • Salaries
      A Clockwork Orange
      (1971)
      $500

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