Ronald Kirkbride, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ronald Kirkbride

writer

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1912

Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1973

Profession: screenwriter, writer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ronald de Levington Kirkbride (February 1, 1912 – March 23, 1973) 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; it sold one million copies worldwide and a screenplay based on that novel become a 1962 film of the same name, directed by John Sturges. Kirkbride wrote over two dozen other novels, including The Private Life of Guy de Maupassant, Still the Heart Sings, Winds Blow Gently, 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.