Gerald Wilson (writer)

Gerald Wilson was a Canadian writer, best known for his screenplays. He had a notable collaborative relationship with Michael Winner. He wrote teleplays for Scandinavian television.^[1]

He was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Canada. He moved to England in 1955 and began writing for television.^[2]

According to one writer "the typically Wilsonian hero is an ageing professional with nothing more to learn about his craft" and "there is a strong political dimension in Wilson's work."^[3]

Select Credits[]

No Hiding Place - Deadline for Dummy (1963)
Crane (1964) (TV series)
The Man in Room 17 (TV Series)
Robbery (1967) - story only
- The Button Man (1967)
- The Saddest Words (1967)
(1969) (uncredited)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1969) (TV Series) - The Boat to Addis Ababa
Lawman (1971)
Chato's Land (1972)
Scorpio (1973)
The Stone Killer (1973)
Death Wish (1974) (uncredited)
Firepower (1979)
(TV Movie)
Under the Glacier (1989)
The Diver (2000)

References[]

^ Gerald Wilson at Ki Agency
^ Mole sees the light: DEREK MALCOLM reviews new films and talks to Gerald Wilson who wrote the script for Scorpio Malcolm, Derek. The Guardian 25 Oct 1973: 14.
^ 'Scorpio's' neglected screenwriter McArthur, Colin. Tribune; Blackpool Vol. 37, Iss. 38, (Sep 21, 1973): 7.

External links[]

Gerald Wilson at IMDb
Gerald Wilson at Letterbox

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[1] Gerald Wilson at Ki Agency

[2] Mole sees the light: DEREK MALCOLM reviews new films and talks to Gerald Wilson who wrote the script for Scorpio Malcolm, Derek. The Guardian 25 Oct 1973: 14.

[3] 'Scorpio's' neglected screenwriter McArthur, Colin. Tribune; Blackpool Vol. 37, Iss. 38, (Sep 21, 1973): 7.

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