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Michael J. Bird

1928 – 2001

British television writer

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About Michael J. Bird

Lived 1928 – 2001 (aged 72). Michael J. Bird was a British screenwriter, novelist and writer.

Michael John Hereford Bird (31 October 1928, in London – 11 May 2001, in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire) was an English writer. He was best known for four television drama series he wrote for the BBC, set in the Mediterranean.

The Lotus Eaters (1972–1973) and Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977) were set in Crete, The Aphrodite Inheritance (1979) was set in Cyprus, and The Dark Side of the Sun (1983) took place on Rhodes. His final series for the BBC, Maelstrom (1985), was set in Norway.

Bird also wrote for the following series during his career: Danger Man, Special Branch, Quiller, The Onedin Line, Out of the Unknown ("To Lay a Ghost" and "The Uninvited"), Arthur of the Britons, Secret Army and Warship.

Bird formed his own production company, named Gryphon Productions, and negotiated a number of co-productions with the BBC.

He was the author of The Town That Died: a Chronicle of the Halifax Disaster, released by Souvenir Press of London in 1962.

In 2006, The Life and Work of the Man Who Created The Lotus Eaters, a biography of Bird, was released by David Rice via Krasakis Press.

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Chesterton Community College

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Who was Michael J. Bird?

British television writer (1928–2001)

When was Michael J. Bird born?

Michael J. Bird was born on 31 October 1928 in London.

When did Michael J. Bird die?

Michael J. Bird died on 11 May 2001 in Great Shelford.

What was Michael J. Bird's occupation?

Michael J. Bird was a screenwriter, novelist and writer.

What nationality was Michael J. Bird?

Michael J. Bird was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael J. Bird

· Wikidata: Q1703996

· DBpedia: Michael J. Bird

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