James Kennaway

James Peebles Ewing Kennaway (born June 5, 1928 in Auchterarder , Perthshire , † December 21, 1968 in Buckinghamshire , England ) was a Scottish author and screenwriter.

Life

Kennaway went to school at Glenalmond College in his Scottish homeland . After serving in the British Armed Forces, he wrote his first novel, The Tunes of Glory , in which some of his experiences during the service are reflected. More novels, short stories and scripts followed, also on his own subjects.

At the age of 40, Kennaway died of a heart attack while driving his car while driving home to his home in Lechlade , Gloucestershire .

Publications

• 1956: The Tunes of Glory .
  • German: Once a hero . S. Mohn, Gütersloh 1961.
• 1961: Household Ghosts .
  • German, translated by Adolf Himmel and Günther Steinbrinker: Journey from the past . S. Mohn, Gütersloh 1962.
• 1963: The Mindbenders . Atheneum, New York City, USA.
• 1963: The Bells of Shoreditch .
  • German, translated by Emi Ehm: Almost a good marriage Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1969.
• 1967: Some Gorgeous Accident . Longmans, London.
• 1969: The Cost of Living Like This .
• 1972: Silence .
  • German: Bloody Winter , from the English by Klaus Schultz. Verlag Volk und Welt, (East) Berlin 1976.
• 1980: Adaptation of the short story The Dollar Bottom as a short film. Oscar 1981 for Best Short Film

Scripts

• 1958: Violent Playground .
• 1960: Once a Hero , film with Alec Guinness and John Mills , engl. Title: Tunes of Glory .
• 1963: The Mind Benders , film with Dirk Bogarde .
• 1968: In the fisherman's shoes , engl. Title: The Shoes of the Fisherman .
• 1969: Battle of Britain .
• 1970: Country Dance based on the novel Household Ghosts .

literature

• Susan Kennaway: The Kennaway Papers . Jonathan Cape, London 1981, ISBN 0-224018-65-5 .
• Trevor Royle: James & Jim. A Biography of James Kennaway . Mainstream Publishing 1983, ISBN 0-906391-46-6 .

Web links

• James Kennaway in the Internet Movie Database (English)