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Elleston Trevor(1920-1995)

  • Writer
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Elleston Trevor was born on 17 February 1920 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Quiller Memorandum (1966), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) and Man in Hiding (1953). He was married to Chaille Anne Groom and Jonquil Burgess. He died on 21 July 1995 in Cave Creek, Arizona, USA.
BornFebruary 17, 1920
DiedJuly 21, 1995(75)
BornFebruary 17, 1920
DiedJuly 21, 1995(75)
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Known for

The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
The Quiller Memorandum
6.3
  • Writer(as Adam Hall)
  • 1966
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
The Flight of the Phoenix
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1965
Man in Hiding (1953)
Man in Hiding
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1953
Dunkirk (1958)
Dunkirk
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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Writer

  • The Penthouse (1989)
    The Penthouse
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1989
  • Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
    Smash-Up on Interstate 5
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel "Expressway"
    • 1976
  • Quiller (1975)
    Quiller
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • based on the character created by (as Adam Hall, as Adam Hall)
    • 1975
  • The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
    The Quiller Memorandum
    6.3
    • based on the novel by (as Adam Hall)
    • 1966
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    The Flight of the Phoenix
    7.5
    • novel
    • 1965
  • Kind vermist
    TV Movie
    • play: The Search
    • 1964
  • 80,000 Suspects (1963)
    80,000 Suspects
    6.0
    • novel "The Pillars of Midnight"
    • 1963
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1958
  • Dunkirk (1958)
    Dunkirk
    7.1
    • novel "The Big Pickup"
    • 1958
  • Man in Hiding (1953)
    Man in Hiding
    5.7
    • novel "Queen in Danger"
    • 1953
  • Naomi Chance and Zachary Scott in Dead on Course (1952)
    Dead on Course
    5.3
    • novel "Dead on Course"
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Mansell Black
  • Born
    • February 17, 1920
    • Bromley, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 21, 1995
    • Cave Creek, Arizona, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Chaille Anne Groom1987 - July 21, 1995 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel (as Elleston Trevor): "Knight Sinister"
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Did you know

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    Legally changed his name to Elleston Trevor.
  • Quotes
    [om George Segal, who played the character Quiller on film] Segal is a fine romantic actor but is certainly not Quiller . . . He doesn't look harrowed enough. He doesn't look weathered enough. [Humphrey Bogart], had he been the right age at the right time, would have been perfect.

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