John Elliot (author), Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Elliot (author)

British novelist, screenwriter and television producer

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1918

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1997

Profession: screenwriter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Herbert Elliot (4 July 1918 – 14 August 1997) was a British novelist, screenwriter and television producer.
Between 1954 and 1960 he scripted a succession of one-off television plays including War in the Air and A Man from the Sun.
The latter a pioneering work aimed at a West Indian audience.
In 1961 he joined with astronomer Fred Hoyle (to ensure scientific authenticity) to write another ground-breaking TV, the science fiction serial A for Andromeda, which set the tone for all which was to follow in its stead.
The success of A For Andromeda prompted a sequel, The Andromeda Breakthrough, in 1962.Following Andromeda, Elliot wrote more one-off plays, but his talents were perhaps underused by the BBC.
He resigned from the corporation in 1963 but, as a parting gift, offered an option on his concept for the drama series Mogul (renamed The Troubleshooters from the second series) for which he wrote much of the seven series.His other works include programmes such as Fall of Eagles and Survival as well as novels including Duel, Blood Upon the Snow, and A For Andromeda and The Andromeda Breakthrough (also co-written with Fred Hoyle).