Eric Ambler
Eric Clifford Ambler OBE was an influential British author of thrillers, in particular spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1909-06-28 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 1998-10-22
Known for
- A Night to Remember (1958) — Screenplay
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Teleplay
- Topkapi (1964) — Novel
- Journey into Fear (1943) — Novel
- The Cruel Sea (1953) — Screenplay
- The Purple Plain (1954) — Screenplay
- The Passionate Friends (1949) — Producer
- The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) — Novel
- The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) — Screenplay
- The Way Ahead (1944) — Story
- The Card (1952) — Screenplay
- Background to Danger (1943) — Novel
- The October Man (1947) — Novel
- The Magic Box (1952) — Screenplay
- Hotel Reserve (1944) — Novel
- Highly Dangerous (1950) — Writer