Alexander Baron

Career overview

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Name: Alexander Baron.
Profession: Novelist, screenwriter, TV dramatist.
Birth: December 4, 1917, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK.
Death: December 5, 1999, in Camden, London, UK (aged 82).
Novels:
From the City, From the Plough (1948) - based on wartime experiences (Sicily, Normandy, D-Day).
There's No Home (1950).
The Human Kind (1953).
Film/TV Credits:
The Victors (1963) - adapted from The Human Kind.
Four Desperate Men (1959).
Robbery Under Arms (1957).
Masterpiece Mystery (1980).
Employed on work by the BBC.
Other: Known for writing.
Paragraph 1: Literary Career.
Alexander Baron was a novelist and screenwriter born on December 4, 1917, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. He became one of the most admired novelists of post-war Britain. His literary career included a trilogy of novels, beginning with From the City, From the Plough in 1948. This first novel was based on his own wartime experiences in Sicily and Normandy during World War II, specifically regarding D-Day. The trilogy continued with There's No Home in 1950 and The Human Kind in 1953.
Paragraph 2: Screenwriting and Television.
In addition to his work as a novelist, Baron was a screenwriter and TV dramatist who was employed on work by the BBC. His novel The Human Kind was adapted into the 1963 film The Victors. His other writing credits include the films Four Desperate Men in 1959 and Robbery Under Arms in 1957, as well as Masterpiece Mystery in 1980. Baron died on December 5, 1999, in Camden, London, UK.
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Alexander Baron was a novelist, screenwriter, and TV dramatist born on December 4, 1917, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. He became one of the most admired novelists of post-war Britain. His literary output included a trilogy of novels, starting with From the City, From the Plough in 1948. This debut work was based on his personal wartime experiences in Sicily and Normandy during World War II, specifically focusing on D-Day. The trilogy was completed by There's No Home in 1950 and The Human Kind in 1953.

Baron also established a career in screenwriting and was employed on work by the BBC. His novel The Human Kind was adapted into the 1963 film The Victors. His known writing credits include the 1957 film Robbery Under Arms, the 1959 film Four Desperate Men, and Masterpiece Mystery in 1980. Baron died on December 5, 1999, in Camden, London, UK, at the age of 82.