1 article from 2002
24 December 2002 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Celebrated playwright Frederick Knott has died age 86. Responsible for the stage smashes Dial M For Murder and Wait Until Dark, Knott passed away in his New York home of unknown causes on Sunday. Born on August 28, 1916 in China to an English missionary family, Knott earned a law degree from Cambridge University and served in the British Army from 1939- 1946, achieving the rank of major. His third play, Write Me A Murder, opened on Broadway in 1961 and ran for 25 weeks.
1 article from 2002