Alexander Baron

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Alexander Baron (1917-1999) was a novelist and screenwriter. Born into a working class Jewish home in Hackney, Baron joined the Communist Party as a young man, saw the thick of battle in Sicily and Normandy during WWII, and became one of the most admired novelists of post-war Britain. His first novel, From the City, From the Plough (1948) was based on his own wartime experiences, specifically D-Day, and was acclaimed as the definitive novel of WWII. It was the first of a trilogy, including There's No Home (1950) and The Human Kind (1953), the latter of which was adapted into the film The Victo…

  • Writing
  • Born 4 December 1917
  • Died 5 December 1999 (age 82)
  • Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
  • 24 credits

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Most-watched Alexander Baron films currently: The Siege of Pinchgut (1959), The Victors (1963), Robbery Under Arms (1957), The Siege of Sidney Street (1960), Gentle Folk (1980).

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Selected TV credits: Playhouse (1974), Sherlock Holmes (1984), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Drama 61-67 (1961), Poldark (1975).

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