David D. Osborn
David Osborn , also David D. Osborn , (born September 30, 1923 in New York ) is an American writer and screenwriter .
Life
While studying at Columbia University , David Osborn worked as a writer on off-Broadway plays . He also worked as a PR advisor to Jimmy Durante . During the McCarthy era he was harassed and emigrated to France. He bought a quarry in the small town of Le Bar-sur-Loup north of Cannes , which he managed. There he began working on scripts for films in his spare time.
His first major success was the premiere of Whispering Shadows in 1958 . This was followed by other script work for British film and television productions, including the 1961 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 4:50 p.m. from Paddington and in 1966 the Canadian-British film Wie ein Schrei im Wind .
In the 1970s, Osborn began a second career as a novelist. With Open Season (German hunting season ) he landed an international success in 1974. This book was also filmed after Osborn's script adaptation with Peter Fonda under the title Los Cazadores .
Most recently Osborn lived in Connecticut .
Works
Scripts
- 1958: Chase a Crooked Shadow (Eng. Whispering Shadows )
- 1961: Murder she said (German : 4:50 p.m. from Paddington )
- 1966: The Trap (German like a scream in the wind )
- 1967: Deadlier Than the Male (German hot cats )
- 1973: Penny Gold
- 1974: Los Cazadores (German Open Season - hunting season )
Novels
- The Glass Tower , Hodder & Stoughton 1971, ISBN 978-0340128985
- Open Season , 1974 (German hunting season , Pendragon 2011, ISBN 978-3865322098 )
- French Decision , 1980 (German The Mole , Paul Zsolnay Verlag, ISBN 978-3552032323 )
- Love and Treason , 1982 (German checkers ' chess , Paul Zsolnay Verlag 1983, ISBN 978-3552035324 )
- Jessica and the Crocodile Knight , HarperCollins 1984, ISBN 978-0246118165
- Heads , 1985 (German heads , Paul Zsolnay Verlag, ISBN 978-3552037281 )
- Murder on Martha's Vineyard , Lynx 1989, ISBN 978-1558022188
- Murder on the Chesapeake , Simon & Schuster 1992, ISBN 978-0743212717
- Murder in the Napa Valley , Simon & Schuster 1993, ISBN 978-0743212946
- The Last Pope , Landmark 2004, ISBN 978-1402202445
Awards
His original screenplay of The Trap was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
Web links
- www.davidosborn.net/ Homepage of the author
- David Osborn on krimi-couch.de
- Report about David Osborn in CULTurMAG part 1 part 2
- Literature by and about David D. Osborn in the catalog of the German National Library
- David D. Osborn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ The Methods of Power Struggle, CulturMag of February 12, 2011, accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ a b David Osborn profile
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osborn, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Osborn, David D. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |