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- Beverley Cross was born on April 13, 1931 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Clash of the Titans (1981), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and Clash of the Titans (2010). He was married to Maggie Smith, Gayden Collins and Elizabeth Clunies-Ross. He died on March 20, 1998 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesMaggie Smith(June 23, 1975 - March 20, 1998) (his death)Gayden Collins(1965 - ?) (divorced)Elizabeth Clunies-Ross(1955 - ?) (divorced)
- Stepfather of Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.
- His English-language version of a French play, "Boeing-Boeing" by Marc Camoletti, was hugely popular in the UK; it ran for six years in London's West End and has been frequently revived.
- Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1965 for "Half a Sixpence:" as Best Author (Musical) and for his book as part of a Best Musical nomination.
- As a young writer in the early 1960s, he was widely expected to marry Maggie Smith, but somehow this didn't quite happen at the time, and he married two other women instead, whilst she married Robert Stephens. By 1974, all these other unions were over, and finally he and Smith were married - a marriage which lasted until his death.
- He wrote the screenplays of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger ,Clash of the Titans and contributed to Lawrence of Arabia,Jason and the Argonauta and Genghis Khan.
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