David Ellis (writer)

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David Ellis
Born	Derrick Francis Kerkham (1918-06-22)22 June 1918 Salford, England
Died	30 June 1978(1978-06-30) (aged 60) Brighton, England
Occupation	co-writer

David Ellis (22 June 1918 - 30 June 1978) was the co-writer with Malcolm Hulke of the Doctor Who serial The Faceless Ones, recorded with Patrick Troughton in 1967. The story was penned by the duo following the rejection of previous scripts by the two men. Indeed, Ellis himself had seen his script ideas for “The Clock”, “The People Who Couldn't Remember” and “The Ocean Liner” all rejected. Their script “The Big Store” was also finally not commissioned despite extensive work, though some of the ideas about the substitution of people by replicas was taken further in The Faceless Ones, with the scenario changed from a department store to an airport.

David Ellis' other writing credits include Dixon of Dock Green and Z-Cars.

External links

David Ellis at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama (1960–1969)

Barry Trivers for "The Fault in Our Stars" (1961) Howard Rodman & Kenneth Rosen for "Today the Man Who Kills The Ants is Coming" (1962) Lawrence B. Marcus for "Man Out of Time" (1963) Arnold Perl for "Who Do You Kill?" (1964) John D. F. Black for "With a Hammer in His Hand, Lord, Lord!" (1965) David Ellis for "No Justice for the Judge" (1966) Harlan Ellison for "The City on the Edge of Forever" (1967) Robert Lewin for "To Kill a Madman" (1968) Robert Lewin for "An Elephant in a Cigar Box" (1969)

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Persondata
Name	Ellis, David
Alternative names
Short description	British television writer
Date of birth	22 June 1918
Place of birth	Salford, Greater Manchester
Date of death	30 June 1978
Place of death	Brighton, England

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