Allan Scott, a Scottish screenwriter and producer of great repute, entered the world on September 16, 1939, originally bearing the name Allan George Shiach, which would eventually give way to the moniker that has become synonymous with excellence in the realms of both film and television.
Personal Details
BornSep 16, 1939 Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK
Biography
Career
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2025

You're Cordially Invited as Puppeteer
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2021
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2001

The Fourth Angel as Screenplay
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1997

Behind the Lines as Screenplay
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1996

The Preacher's Wife as Screenplay
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In Love and War as Screenplay
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Samson and Delilah as Writer
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Two Deaths as Writer
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1992

Cold Heaven as Writer
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1990

The Witches as Screenplay
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1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Writer
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Apprentice to Murder as Writer
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1986

Castaway as Writer
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1985

D.A.R.Y.L. as Writer
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Martin's Day as Writer
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1980

The Awakening as Writer
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1977

Joseph Andrews as Screenplay
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Golden Rendezvous as Writer
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1975

The Spiral Staircase as Screenplay
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1974

The Girl from Petrovka as Writer
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1973

Don't Look Now as Screenplay
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1970

The Man Who Had Power Over Women as Writer
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2020

The Queen's Gambit as Creator