Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London[1] – 17 April 1991, Camden, London)[2] was an English playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, Hong Kong and many other films and TV series. For the stage he co-wrote the 1938 thriller Death on the Table.
He was the brother of Jon Pertwee, the son of Roland Pertwee, the screenwriter and actor of the 1910s–1950s, a distant cousin of Bill Pertwee, the character actor, and the uncle of actor Sean Pertwee.
Filmography
Writer
- Crackerjack (1938)
- Trouble in the Air (1948)
- The Interrupted Journey (1949)
- Something in the City (1950)
- Black Jack (1950)
- Laughter in Paradise (1951)
- Night Was Our Friend (1951)
- Happy Ever After (US title: Tonight's the Night) (1954) with Jack Davies
- Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
- The Naked Truth (1957)
- Too Many Crooks (1959)
- It Started in Naples (1960)
- In the Doghouse (1962)
- Strange Bedfellows (1965)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Salt and Pepper (1968)
- One More Time (1970)
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
Actor
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) - Stewart
- Night Was Our Friend (1951) - Young Man
- Now and Forever (1956) - Reporter (final film role)
Novelisations
Among the novelisations of Michael Pertwee screenplays, each released shortly before its respective film, are:
- Salt and Pepper by Alex Austin
- One More Time by Michael Avallone
- Strange Bedfellows by Marvin H. Albert.
Each of the novelists was a notable author of the era.
References
External links
- Michael Pertwee at IMDb
- Michael Pertwee discography at Discogs
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