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John Wyndham (I) (1903–1969)

Writer

John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was born in 1903. After trying many jobs including farming and law, he started writing short stories for publication in 1925. He did well in America in the ... read full biography

Known for Village of the Damned (1995), Village of the Damned (1960), The Day of the Triffids, Quest for Love (1971)

Details

Jul 10, 1903 (died Mar 11, 1969)

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24 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget	Status
Chocky Writer (novel) Writer (novel) See fewer		Development Unknown
The Day of the Triffids Writer (based on the novel by) Writer (based on the novel by) See fewer		Development Unknown

Past Film & Video (5 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Village of the Damned (1995) Writer (book "The Midwich Cuckoos") Writer (book "The Midwich Cuckoos") See fewer	$22MM	$3.2MM	$9.4MM	$9.4MM
Quest for Love (1971) Writer (short story: "Random Quest") Writer (short story: "Random Quest") See fewer
Children of the Damned (1964) Writer (novel "The Midwich Cuckoos") Writer (novel "The Midwich Cuckoos") See fewer
Invasion of the Triffids (1963) Writer (novel "Day of the Triffids") Writer (novel "Day of the Triffids") See fewer	$750K
Village of the Damned (1960) Writer (novel "The Midwich Cuckoos") Writer (novel "The Midwich Cuckoos") See fewer	$200K

Past Television (15 titles)	Episodes
The Day of the Triffids (2009) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (book) (2 episodes, 2009) Writer (book) (2 episodes, 2009) See fewer Part 2 (Dec 29, 2009) Season 1, Episode 2 - Writer (book) Writer (book) See fewer Part 1 (Dec 28, 2009) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer (book) Writer (book) See fewer	2
Random Quest (2006) (TV Movie) - Writer (short story: "Random Quest") Writer (short story: "Random Quest") See fewer
Chocky's Challenge (1986) (TV Series) - Writer (characters) (4 episodes, 1986) Writer (characters) (4 episodes, 1986) See fewer Episode #1.4 (Oct 20, 1986) Season 1, Episode 4 - Writer (characters) Writer (characters) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Chocky's Children (1985) (TV Series) - Writer (characters) (6 episodes, 1985) Writer (characters) (6 episodes, 1985) See fewer Episode #1.6 (Feb 11, 1985) Season 1, Episode 6 - Writer (characters) Writer (characters) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Chocky (1984) (TV Series) - Writer (novel) (4 episodes, 1984), Writer (creator) (2 episodes, 1984) Writer (novel) (4 episodes, 1984), Writer (creator) (2 episodes, 1984) See fewer Episode #1.6 (Feb 13, 1984) Season 1, Episode 6 - Writer (novel) Writer (novel) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
The Day of the Triffids (1981) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (by) (6 episodes, 1981) Writer (by) (6 episodes, 1981) See fewer Episode #1.6 (Oct 15, 1981) Season 1, Episode 6 - Writer (by) Writer (by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Spine Chillers (1980) (TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1980) Writer (1 episode, 1980) See fewer More Spinned Against (Dec 16, 1980) Season 1, Episode 18 - Writer Writer See fewer	1
Ördögi szerencse (1978) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
Out of the Unknown (1965–1969) (TV Series) - Writer (stories "Time to Rest", "No Place on Earth") (1 episode, 1965), Writer (story) (1 episode, 1969) Writer (stories "Time to Rest", "No Place on Earth") (1 episode, 1965), Writer (story) (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Random Quest (Feb 11, 1969) Season 3, Episode 6 - Writer (story) Writer (story) See fewer No Place Like Earth (Oct 4, 1965) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer (stories "Time to Rest", "No Place on Earth") Writer (stories "Time to Rest", "No Place on Earth") See fewer	2
Ways with Words (1965– ) (TV Series) - Writer (story) Writer (story) See fewer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (TV Series) - Writer (story) (1 episode, 1964) Writer (story) (1 episode, 1964) See fewer Consider Her Ways (Dec 28, 1964) Season 3, Episode 11 - Writer (story) Writer (story) See fewer	1
Armchair Theatre (1962) (TV Series) - Writer (short story) (1 episode, 1962) Writer (short story) (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Dumb Martian (Jun 24, 1962) Season 4, Episode 54 - Writer (short story) Writer (short story) See fewer	1
Out of This World (1962) (TV Series) - Writer (story) (1 episode, 1962) Writer (story) (1 episode, 1962) See fewer Dumb Martian (Jun 24, 1962) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer (story) Writer (story) See fewer	1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (TV Series) - Writer (story) (1 episode, 1961) Writer (story) (1 episode, 1961) See fewer Maria (Oct 24, 1961) Season 7, Episode 3 - Writer (story) Writer (story) See fewer	1
Storyboard (1961) (TV Series) - Writer (short story: "A Long Spoon") (1 episode, 1961) Writer (short story: "A Long Spoon") (1 episode, 1961) See fewer The Long Spoon (Aug 18, 1961) Season 1, Episode 4 - Writer (short story: "A Long Spoon") Writer (short story: "A Long Spoon") See fewer	1

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Self (1 title)
Tonight (1960) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 1960) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 1960) See fewer Episode dated 6 September 1960 (Sep 6, 1960) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
John Wyndham: The Invisible Man of Science Fiction (2005) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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