Gilbert Adair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gilbert Adair

Scottish novelist and journalist

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Dec-2011

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, translator, journalist, film critic, novelist

Nationality: Scotland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gilbert Adair (29 December 1944 – 8 December 2011) was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalist.
He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used, but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island (1997) and The Dreamers (2003).