T. E. B. Clarke
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| T.E.B. Clarke | |||||||
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| Born | Thomas Ernest Bennett Clarke 7 June 1907 Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
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| Died | 11 February 1989 (aged 81) Surrey, England, UK |
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| Other name(s) | Tibby | ||||||
| Occupation | Writer, Screenwriter | ||||||
| Years active | 1944-1980 | ||||||
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Thomas Ernest Bennett "Tibby" Clarke (7 June 1907 - 11 February 1989) was a movie scriptwriter who wrote several of the Ealing Studios comedies. His scripts always feature careful logical development from a slightly absurd premise to a farcical conclusion. In 1952 he was awarded a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his script for The Lavender Hill Mob, making him one of just a handful of Britons to receive this award. He continued to work as a scriptwriter after Ealing ceased production in the mid-fifties, his later contributions including Sons and Lovers and the Disney film The Horse without a Head.
Clarke was also a novelist and writer of non-fiction, and was not above presenting his fictions as fact - notably the 1981 book Murder at Buckingham Palace, which purports to tell the story of a hushed-up murder in the Royal residence in 1935. Despite its including 'documentary' photographs, there is no external evidence that the book is anything but pure fiction.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Screenplays by T.E.B. Clarke
- Johnny Frenchman
- Hue and Cry
- Passport to Pimlico
- The Magnet
- The Lavender Hill Mob
- The Titfield Thunderbolt
- The Rainbow Jacket
- Barnacle Bill (All at Sea in the US)
[edit] Non-fiction by T.E.B. Clarke
[edit] Novels by T.E.B. Clarke
- Jeremy's England
- Cartwright Was a Cad
- Two and Two Make Five
- Mr Spirket Reforms
- The World Was Mine
- The Wide Open Door
- The Trail of the Serpent
- The Wrong Turning
- The Man Who Seduced a Bank
- Murder at Buckingham Palace
