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Wilkie Collins(1824-1889)

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Wilkie Collins was born on 8 January 1824 in London, England, UK. Wilkie was a writer, known for The Woman in White (1948), The Moonstone (1934) and She Loves and Lies (1920). Wilkie died on 23 September 1889 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 8, 1824
DiedSeptember 23, 1889(65)
BornJanuary 8, 1824
DiedSeptember 23, 1889(65)
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Known for

Sydney Greenstreet, Eleanor Parker, Alexis Smith, and Gig Young in The Woman in White (1948)
The Woman in White
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948
Phyllis Barry, John Davidson, and David Manners in The Moonstone (1934)
The Moonstone
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1934
Norma Talmadge and Conway Tearle in She Loves and Lies (1920)
She Loves and Lies
  • Writer
  • 1920
Genevieve Hamper in Tangled Lives (1917)
Tangled Lives
  • Writer
  • 1917

Credits

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Writer

  • Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021)
    Scary Stories Around the Fire
    6.8
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Secret Name (2021)
    Secret Name
    6.5
    • novel: The New Magdalen
    • 2021
  • Jessie Buckley, Carl Tibbetts, Olivia Vinall, and Ben Hardy in The Woman in White (2018)
    The Woman in White
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 2018
  • Olaf Lubaszenko and Borys Szyc in Sierzant Cuff (2018)
    Sierzant Cuff
    Podcast Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 2018
  • The Moonstone (2016)
    The Moonstone
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Kiri ni sumu akuma
    TV Series
    • novel "The Woman in White"
    • 2011
  • The Woman in White (2008)
    The Woman in White
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2008
  • Christian Slater, Claire Forlani, and Jared Leto in Basil (1998)
    Basil
    5.8
    • based upon the novel by
    • 1998
  • Tara Fitzgerald and Justine Waddell in The Woman in White (1997)
    The Woman in White
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1997
  • Keeley Hawes and Greg Wise in The Moonstone (1996)
    The Moonstone
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1996
  • Classic Serial
    Podcast Series
    • novel
    • 1989–2016
  • Alan Badel and Jenny Seagrove in The Woman in White (1982)
    The Woman in White
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1982
  • Aleksandr Abdulov and Gražina Baikštytė in Zhenshchina v belom (1981)
    Zhenshchina v belom
    6.7
    • novel "The Woman in White"
    • 1981
  • La donna in bianco
    TV Mini Series
    • novel: "The Woman in White"
    • 1980
  • Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural (1980)
    Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural
    Podcast Series
    • novel
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William Willkie Collins
  • Born
    • January 8, 1824
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 23, 1889
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Moonstone". NOTE: Filmed as The Moonstone (1934), The Moonstone (1915), The Quest of the Sacred Jewel (1914), The Moonstone (1909), The Moonstone (1996), The Moonstone (1972), The Moonstone (1959), Sergeant Cuff kann den Mondstein nicht finden (1955), The Moonstone (1954), Tales of Adventure (1952), The Moonstone (1952).
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    • 10 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 6 Articles

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    A friend of Charles Dickens and they are thought to have influenced each others' work.

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