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Frederick Knott
English dramatist and playwright (1916-2002) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 86
Frederick Major Paull Knott was an English playwright and screenwriter known for complex crime-related plots.
Frederick Knott is read about 28 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
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Alfred Hitchcock Directed Dial M for Murder (1954)
Mel Ferrer Produced Wait Until Dark (1967)- Terence Young Directed Wait Until Dark (1967)
Diana Dors Frederick wrote The Last Page (1952)
George Brent Frederick wrote The Last Page (1952)
Andrew Davis Directed A Perfect Murder (1998)- Terence Fisher Directed Man Bait (1952)
Marguerite Chapman Frederick wrote The Last Page (1952)
Arnold Kopelson Produced A Perfect Murder (1998)
Alan Bridges Directed Dial M for Murder (1962)- Harry Fowler Frederick wrote The Last Page (1952)
- Anthony Hinds Produced Man Bait (1952)
- Anne Kopelson Produced A Perfect Murder (1998)
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Although he was a reluctant writer and completed a small number of plays, two have become well-known: the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, later filmed in Hollywood by Alfred Hitchcock, and the 1966 play Wait Until Dark, which was adapted to a Hollywood film directed by Terence Young. He also wrote the Broadway mystery Write Me a Murder.
