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Baynard Kendrick
Writer, Additional Credits
Born April 8, 1894Died March 22, 1977 (82 years)
Baynard Hardwick Kendrick was an American mystery novelist. He wrote whodunit novels about Duncan Maclain, a blind private investigator who worked with his two German shepherds and his household of assistants to solve murder mysteries. The novels were the basis for two films starring Edward Arnold, Eyes in the Night (1942) and The Hidden Eye (1945). Kendrick was credited by Stirling Silliphant for being the source of the Longstreet character about a blind insurance investigator. He also wrote using the pseudonym Richard Hayward.
Filmography
1951 | Bright Victory · as Novel |
1942 | Eyes in the Night · as Novel |