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John Wyndham(1903-1969)

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John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was born in 1903. After trying many jobs including farming and law, he started writing short stories for publication in 1925. He did well in America in the 1930s, writing under various pen names and graduated to churning out the staple written diet of every red blooded American male - the detective story. He was in both the Civil Service and the army during the war and returned to writing stories for the American market in 1946, concentrating on books that were released under the blanket theme of science-fiction. His books rarely dealt with the blam-blam type of space story but concentrated more on the issues surrounding his characters; his habit of often writing in the first person lent his stories a strong, personal feeling and his books quickly topped the best seller's lists.
BornJuly 10, 1903
DiedMarch 11, 1969(65)
BornJuly 10, 1903
DiedMarch 11, 1969(65)
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Village of the Damned (1995)
Village of the Damned
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1995
Village of the Damned (1960)
Village of the Damned
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1960
The Day of the Triffids
  • Writer
    Quest for Love (1971)
    Quest for Love
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1971

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    • The Day of the Triffids
      • based on a book by
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Keeley Hawes in The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)
      The Midwich Cuckoos
      6.7
      TV Series
      • based on the book by
      • 2022
    • The Midwich Cuckoos (2021)
      The Midwich Cuckoos
      Video
      • author
      • 2021
    • Cineficción Radio (2019)
      Cineficción Radio
      4.7
      Podcast Series
      • novel "The Midwich Cuckoos"
      • 2021
    • Time Stops Today (2013)
      Time Stops Today
      Video
      • author
      • 2013
    • Joely Richardson and Dougray Scott in The Day of the Triffids (2009)
      The Day of the Triffids
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • book
      • 2009
    • Random Quest (2006)
      Random Quest
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • short story: "Random Quest"
      • 2006
    • Village of the Damned (1995)
      Village of the Damned
      5.6
      • book "The Midwich Cuckoos"
      • 1995
    • Chocky's Challenge (1986)
      Chocky's Challenge
      6.5
      TV Series
      • characters
      • 1986
    • Chocky's Children (1985)
      Chocky's Children
      6.9
      TV Series
      • characters
      • 1985
    • Chocky (1984)
      Chocky
      7.6
      TV Series
      • novel
      • creator
      • 1984
    • Maurice Colbourne, John Duttine, and Emma Relph in The Day of the Triffids (1981)
      The Day of the Triffids
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • by
      • 1981
    • Spine Chillers (1980)
      Spine Chillers
      6.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1980
    • Ördögi szerencse
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1978
    • Quest for Love (1971)
      Quest for Love
      6.6
      • short story: "Random Quest"
      • 1971
    • Out of the Unknown (1965)
      Out of the Unknown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • story
      • stories "Time to Rest", "No Place on Earth"
      • 1965–1969

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    • Alternative names
      • John Benyon
    • Born
      • July 10, 1903
      • Birmingham, England, UK
    • Died
      • March 11, 1969
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Grace Isabel WilsonJuly 26, 1963 - March 11, 1969 (his death)
    • Other works
      Novel (as John Beynon): "Wanderers of Time".
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      The Financial Times called Wyndham "one of Great Britain's most serious and literate pioneers of intelligent science-fiction", and that "he always wrote well and imaginatively".

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