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Hector Hugh Munro(1870-1916)

  • Writer
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Hector Hugh Munro was born on 18 December 1870 in Akyab, Burma [now Myanmar]. He was a writer, known for Great Ghost Tales (1961), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He died on 13 November 1916 in Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
BornDecember 18, 1870
DiedNovember 13, 1916(45)
BornDecember 18, 1870
DiedNovember 13, 1916(45)
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Known for

Great Ghost Tales (1961)
Great Ghost Tales
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer(as Saki)
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer(as Saki)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer(as H.H. Munro - Saki)
ABC Album (1953)
ABC Album
6.4
TV Series
  • Writer(as Saki)

Credits

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Writer

  • Open Door
    • based on a story by
    • Completed
    • Short
    • 2026
  • The Addends (2023)
    The Addends
    Short
    • story
    • 2023
  • Through a Glass, Darkly (2019)
    Through a Glass, Darkly
    Podcast Series
    • story by
    • 2019
  • Ivan Mallon in Sredni Vashtar (2017)
    Sredni Vashtar
    Short
    • based on a short story by
    • 2017
  • Nidhi Singh in Khuli Khidki (2013)
    Khuli Khidki
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Logs (2012)
    Logs
    8.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Checkmate
    Short
    • story
    • 2009
  • Conrad the Wise (2009)
    Conrad the Wise
    6.3
    Short
    • short story "Sredni Vashtar" (as Saki)
    • 2009
  • Daniele Grassetti and Nina Torresi in La finestra aperta (2009)
    La finestra aperta
    6.2
    Short
    • short story
    • 2009
  • Ingo Ospelt in Der Lenz ist da (2008)
    Der Lenz ist da
    Short
    • based on a short story by
    • 2008
  • Gabriel Ernest (2007)
    Gabriel Ernest
    Short
    • story
    • 2007
  • Late Night Story
    TV Series
    • written by (as Saki)
    • 2007
  • Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? (2007)
    Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • short stories (as Saki)
    • 2007
  • The Double Life of Saki (2007)
    The Double Life of Saki
    TV Movie
    • author
    • 2007
  • Sredni Vashtar
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Nadmerné malickosti: Lécba neklidem
    TV Movie
    • short stories
    • 2004

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • H.H. Munro - Saki
  • Born
    • December 18, 1870
    • Akyab, Burma [now Myanmar]
  • Died
    • November 13, 1916
    • Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France(killed in action, World War I)
  • Other works
    (1977-1978 season) His stories, "The Playboy of the Weekend World," were adapted by Emlyn Williams at the Long Wharf Theatre (Stage II) in New Haven, Connecticut. Peter Woodthorpe was director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Well-known under nom-de-plume Saki (name of the cupbearer in "The Rubayat of Omar Khayyam").
  • Quotes
    A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
  • Nicknames
    • H.H. Munro - Saki
    • Saki
    • H.H. Munro

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