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Joyce Cary(1888-1957)

  • Writer
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Joyce Cary was born on 7 December 1888 in Londonderry, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Give Me Your Heart (1936), Men of Two Worlds (1946) and Secret People (1952). He died on 29 March 1957 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornDecember 7, 1888
DiedMarch 29, 1957(68)
BornDecember 7, 1888
DiedMarch 29, 1957(68)
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Known for

Kay Francis in Give Me Your Heart (1936)
Give Me Your Heart
6.8
  • Writer(as Jay Mallory)
  • 1936
Phyllis Calvert and Eric Portman in Men of Two Worlds (1946)
Men of Two Worlds
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1946
Secret People (1952)
Secret People
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1952
Alec Guinness in The Horse's Mouth (1958)
The Horse's Mouth
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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Writer

  • The Girls
    6.6
    Short
    • story
    • 2007
  • Maynard Eziashi in Mister Johnson (1990)
    Mister Johnson
    6.4
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Alec Guinness in The Horse's Mouth (1958)
    The Horse's Mouth
    6.9
    • novel
    • 1958
  • Secret People (1952)
    Secret People
    6.1
    • with acknowledgements to
    • 1952
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1950
  • Phyllis Calvert and Eric Portman in Men of Two Worlds (1946)
    Men of Two Worlds
    5.6
    • story
    • 1946
  • Kay Francis in Give Me Your Heart (1936)
    Give Me Your Heart
    6.8
    • play (as Jay Mallory)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jay Mallory
  • Born
    • December 7, 1888
    • Londonderry, Ireland
  • Died
    • March 29, 1957
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Other works
    Stage: His novel, "Mister Johnson," was adapted by Norman Rosten at the Lyric Theatre in London, England, with Johnny Sekka, Cyril Raymond, Philip Bond, and John Boxer in the cast. Frith Banbury was director.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His third child is the British film composer Tristram Cary.
  • Quotes
    Fame isn't a thing. It's a feeling. Like what you get after a pill.

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