Michael Dyne

Michael Bradley Dyne (August 19, 1918 – May 17, 1989) was a British-American television and film screenwriter. He was also an actor, and wrote one stage play.

Michael Dyne as Clive Carswell in the 1945 jungle potboiler White Pongo[1]

Dyne was the son of sculptor Musgrave Bradley Dyne. He was born in London and educated in France and Switzerland, and became a writer and actor in Canada, then emigrated to the United States in 1938.[2]

Dyne played small parts in some Paramount and 20th Century-Fox films (such as the Prince of Wales in Kitty (1945)). He tried out for the title role in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) but lost out to Hurd Hatfield.[2][3]

Starting in 1949 Dyne became a pioneering television writer, turning out 25 plays for Studio One and also writing scripts for The Alcoa Hour, Kraft Television Theatre, Playhouse 90, and other television shows. From 1952 to 1970, Dyne wrote more than 150 dramas for television, including adaptations of Henry James, Pirandello, and Thomas Hardy.[2]

Dyne also wrote movie scripts for Walt Disney Studios, including The Moon-Spinners (1964). He wrote the 1964 play The Right Honourable Gentleman which ran for three years in the West End and was also produced on Broadway.[2]

He died in 1989 in Linlithgo, New York.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1943The Purple VYoung British OfficerUncredited
1943SaharaBritish SoldierUncredited
1945Hangover SquareMickeyUncredited
1945White PongoClive Carswell
1945KittyPrince of Wales
1946Cluny BrownJohn FrewenUncredited
1947The HomestretchJulian ScottUncredited
1947The Imperfect LadyMalcolm Gadby
1947Moss RoseAsst. Hotel ManagerUncredited, (final film role)

References
  1. Jimbo Berkey. "White Pongo (November 2, 1945)". Free Classic Movies. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. "Michael Dyne, 70, Writer of Dramas for TV [obituary]". New York Times. May 19, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  3. Mell, Eila (2005). Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film-by-Film Directory of Actors Considered For Roles Given To Others. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 978-0786420179. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

Michael Dyne at IMDb

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