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In 1976 Maclean's second wife Mary formed a company with producer Peter Snell, Aleelle Productions, who aimed to make movies based on MacLean novels including ''Golden Gate'', ''Bear Island'', ''The Way to Dusty Death'' and ''Captain Cook''. <ref>{{cite news|title=Why my husband and I have parted—by Mrs Alistair MacLean|last=Dempster|first= Nigel|date= January 19, 1977|page=13}}</ref> No film resulted.
In 1976 Maclean's second wife Mary formed a company with producer Peter Snell, Aleelle Productions, who aimed to make movies based on MacLean novels including ''Golden Gate'', ''Bear Island'', ''The Way to Dusty Death'' and ''Captain Cook''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why my husband and I have parted—by Mrs Alistair MacLean|last=Dempster|first= Nigel|date= January 19, 1977|page=13}}</ref> No film resulted.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:16, 15 May 2024

Captain Cook is a 1972 book about Captain Cook by Alistair MacLean.[1] It was a rare non fiction work from MacLean who wrote it out of his great admiration for Cook.[2][3]

In 1976 Maclean's second wife Mary formed a company with producer Peter Snell, Aleelle Productions, who aimed to make movies based on MacLean novels including Golden Gate, Bear Island, The Way to Dusty Death and Captain Cook.[4] No film resulted.

References

  1. ^ THE BOOK REPORT: Capt. Cook's Great Voyages Told in Sketches With Text Kirsch, Robert. Los Angeles Times 28 Sep 1972: e7.
  2. ^ SILENT VOYAGER Welcome, John. The Irish Times 12 Sep 1972: 10.
  3. ^ CRIME TIME Cromie, Alice. Chicago Tribune 6 Aug 1972: h4.
  4. ^ Dempster, Nigel (January 19, 1977). "Why my husband and I have parted—by Mrs Alistair MacLean". p. 13.