Gilbert Adair
- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- December 29, 1944 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Died
- December 8, 2011 (aged 66)
- Active Years
- 1977–2006 (30 Years)
- Total Credits
- 11 credits in database
Biography
Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic, and journalist born on December 29, 1944, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was known for precise, form-conscious writing and a strong attachment to cinema. Critically, he achieved fame for his translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used. He was more widely known for films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island in 1997 and The Dreamers in 2003. His other writing credits included Blind Revenge in 2009 and The Carer in 2016. He passed away on December 8, 2011, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 66.
Career overview
Gilbert Adair was born on December 29, 1944, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He worked as a novelist, poet, film critic, and journalist, and was recognized for his precise, form-conscious writing and strong attachment to cinema. Among his various professional contributions, he was critically most famous for translating Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used.
As a writer, Adair was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels. His notable writing credits included the films Love and Death on Long Island in 1997 and The Dreamers in 2003. His creative work also extended to other film projects, including Blind Revenge in 2009 and The Carer in 2016. In addition to his writing work, he also appeared as an actor.
Adair passed away on December 8, 2011, at the age of sixty-six, in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
11 titles- The Carer (2016) Writer
- A Closed Book (2012) Writer
- Klimt (2006) Writer
- Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ (2004) as Self
- The Dreamers (2003) Screenplay
- The Dreamers (2003) Author
- Love and Death on Long Island (1998) Novel
- François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996) as Self
- The Territory (1981) Writer
- The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977)
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
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Gilbert Adair is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including A Closed Book (2012), Klimt (2006), The Dreamers (2003), The Dreamers (2003).
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Gilbert Adair was born on December 29, 1944 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. They passed away on December 8, 2011.
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Gilbert Adair has 11 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1977 and 2006.
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Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic, and journalist born on December 29, 1944, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was known for precise, form-conscious writing and a strong attachment to cinema. Critically, he achieved fame for his translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Film '72 (1971) as Self — aged about 26
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