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Paul Scott(1920-1978)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Paul Scott was born on 25 March 1920 in Palmers Green, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Story Parade (1964) and The Jewel in the Crown (1984). He died on 1 March 1978 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 25, 1920
DiedMarch 1, 1978(57)
BornMarch 25, 1920
DiedMarch 1, 1978(57)
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Known for

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Peter Cushing in The Caves of Steel (1964)
Story Parade
4.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Geraldine James, Art Malik, and Tim Pigott-Smith in The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
The Jewel in the Crown
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • National Geographic: Australia's Improbable Animals (1987)
    National Geographic: Australia's Improbable Animals
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Geraldine James, Art Malik, and Tim Pigott-Smith in The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
    The Jewel in the Crown
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • novel "The Raj Quartet"
    • 1984
  • Staying On (1980)
    Staying On
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Raj Quartet"
    • 1980
  • Peter Cushing in The Caves of Steel (1964)
    Story Parade
    4.6
    TV Series
    • novel "The Bender"
    • 1964
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1959
  • The Alien Sky
    TV Movie
    • freely adapted by
    • novel
    • 1956
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • novel "Johnnie Sahib"
    • play
    • 1952

Actor

  • Satan in High Heels (1962)
    Satan in High Heels
    5.5
    • Vincent
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 25, 1920
    • Palmers Green, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 1, 1978
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    Won the 1977 Booker Prize for his novel 'Staying On'.
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    • 1 Print Biography

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