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Nigel Balchin(1908-1970)

  • Writer
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Nigel Balchin was born on 3 December 1908 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Man Who Never Was (1956), 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) and The Small Back Room (1949). He was married to Yovanka Tomich and Elizabeth Walsh. He died on 17 May 1970 in London, England, UK.
BornDecember 3, 1908
DiedMay 17, 1970(61)
BornDecember 3, 1908
DiedMay 17, 1970(61)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Man Who Never Was
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1956
Van Johnson and Vera Miles in 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
23 Paces to Baker Street
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1956
Kathleen Byron, David Farrar, and Jack Hawkins in The Small Back Room (1949)
The Small Back Room
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1949
Tom Wilkinson in Separate Lies (2005)
Separate Lies
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2005

Credits

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Writer

  • Tom Wilkinson in Separate Lies (2005)
    Separate Lies
    6.4
    • based on the novel by "A Way Through the Wood"
    • 2005
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1974
  • Teatro de misterio
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Jean Piat in Spectacle d'un soir (1964)
    Spectacle d'un soir
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1967
  • Uncle Charles
    TV Series
    • book
    • 1967
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1965
  • Elf Jahre und ein Tag (1963)
    Elf Jahre und ein Tag
    5.9
    • novel "A Way Through the Woods"
    • 1963
  • The Hatchet Man
    TV Movie
    • original screenplay
    • 1962
  • Barabbas (1961)
    Barabbas
    6.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Dirk Bogarde and Mylène Demongeot in The Singer Not the Song (1961)
    The Singer Not the Song
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Brian James in Mine Own Executioner (1960)
    Mine Own Executioner
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1960
  • Circle of Deception (1960)
    Circle of Deception
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Ian Bannen, Peter Cushing, Tony Britton, and Virginia Maskell in The Risk (1960)
    The Risk
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • novel "A Sort of Traitors"
    • 1960
  • Mijn eigen beul
    TV Movie
    • play "My own Executioner"
    • 1960

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Born
    • December 3, 1908
    • Potterne, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 17, 1970
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Yovanka Tomich1953 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "No Sky".

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Children with Elizabeth - Prudence (born 1934), Penelope (born 1937) and Freja (born on 26th December, 1944)
  • Quotes
    There is practically nothing in which I am not or cannot be intensely interested.
  • Nickname
    • Mark Spade

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