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John Collier

Writer, Director, Actor

March 3, 1901 — April 6, 1980 (79 years)
John Henry Noyes Collier was a British-born author and screenwriter best known for his short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker from the 1930s to the 1950s. Most were collected in The John Collier Reader ; earlier collections include a 1951 volume, Fancies and Goodnights, which won the International Fantasy Award and remains in print. Individual stories are frequently anthologized in fantasy collections. John Collier's writing has been praised by authors such as Anthony Burgess, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, Michael Chabon, Wyndham Lewis, and Paul Theroux. He appears to have given few interviews in his life; those include conversations with biographer Betty Richardson, Tom Milne, and Max Wilk.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive
    Wanted: Dead or Alive3 seasons

Known For

  • The African Queen
    The African Queen1951
  • The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone5 seasons
  • Deception
    Deception1946
  • Sylvia Scarlett
    Sylvia Scarlett1935
  • The War Lord
    The War Lord1965
  • The Story of Three Loves
    The Story of Three Loves1953
  • Elephant Boy
    Elephant Boy1937
  • Her Cardboard Lover
    Her Cardboard Lover1942
  • Roseanna McCoy
    Roseanna McCoy1949
  • Some Call It Loving
    Some Call It Loving1973
  • I Am a Camera
    I Am a Camera1955
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour3 seasons

Filmography

1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
1965
The War Lord · as Screenplay
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1959
The Twilight Zone
1958
The Fountain of Youth
1955
I Am a Camera · as Screenplay
1953
The Story of Three Loves
1951
The African Queen
1949
Roseanna McCoy
1946
Deception
1942
Her Cardboard Lover · as Screenplay
1937
Elephant Boy · as Screenplay
1935
Sylvia Scarlett · as Screenplay