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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 Winds Blow Gently (1945), The Private Life of Guy de Maupassant (1947), Still the Heart Sings (1948), 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.

References

1. ^ Library of Congress Online Catalog entry for Kirkbridge from the Library of Congress Online Catalog
2. ^ "Individual Record: Ronald Kirkbride". Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
3. Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1749-2000 from the Locus magazine website
4. Online Catalog entry for A Girl Named Tamiko from the Library of Congress Online Catalog
5. A Girl Named Tamiko at IMDb
6. Plotting "Family Plot" at IMDb; Hilton Green tells the story about the circumstances that led to Hitchcock's retirement beginning at approximately 44 minutes and 12 seconds into the documentary.

External links

• Ronald Kirkbride at IMDb

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