Ronald Kirkbride
Canadian writer (1912–1973)
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Ronald de Levington Kirkbride (February 1, 1912 – March 23, 1973[2]) was a Canadian writer of escapist romances, Westerns, and mystery novels. He was probably best known for his novel A Girl Named Tamiko, first published in 1959;[4] it sold one million copies worldwide[citation needed] and a screenplay based on that novel become a 1962 film of the same name,[5] directed by John Sturges.
February 1, 1912[1][2]
Kirkbride wrote over two dozen other novels,[1] including Winds Blow Gently (1945), The Private Life of Guy de Maupassant (1947), Still the Heart Sings (1948), David Jordan (1972, ISBN 0-85468-161-2), and Some Darling Sin (1973, ISBN 0-491-00934-8). His spy novel The Short Night was optioned by Alfred Hitchcock to be adapted for a film that was to follow Family Plot, but Hitchcock decided during pre-production that his poor health would prevent him from making the film.[6]
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