About Arthur La Bern
Lived 1909 – 1990 (aged 80–81). Arthur La Bern was a British screenwriter, novelist, journalist and writer.
Arthur La Bern (1909–1990) was a British journalist, novelist and screenwriter, specialising in crime fiction. Four of his novels were adapted into films, including Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square which was made into Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy.
Selected novels It Always Rains on Sunday (1945) Night Darkens the Street (1947) Paper Orchid (1948) It Was Christmas Every Day (1952) Pennygreen Street (1950) The Big Money Box (1960) Brighton Belle (1963) It Will Be Warmer When it Snows (1966) Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square (1966) A Nice Class of People (1969)
Selected filmography Freedom to Die (1961) Dead Man's Evidence (1962) Time to Remember (1962) Incident at Midnight (1963) Accidental Death (1963) The Verdict (1964)
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Who was Arthur La Bern?
English crime writer and screenwriter
When was Arthur La Bern born?
Arthur La Bern was born on 28 February 1909 in London.
When did Arthur La Bern die?
Arthur La Bern died in 1990 in London.
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Arthur La Bern was a screenwriter, novelist, journalist and writer.
What nationality was Arthur La Bern?
Arthur La Bern was British.
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