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|name=Philip Mackie
|birth_date=26 November 1918
|birth_place=[[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]], [[Lancashire]], England, United Kingdom
|death_date={{death date and age|1985|12|23|1918|11|26|df=y}}
|death_place=England, United Kingdom
|alma_mater=[[University College London]]
|occupation=[[Screenwriter]], [[television writer]], [[television producer]]
|relatives = [[Pearl Mackie]] (granddaughter)
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Philip Mackie (26th November 1918 - 23 December 1985) was born in [[Salford]] in [[Lancashire]], England<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533524/</ref>. He graduated in 1939 from University College, London and worked for the [[Ministry of Information]] Films Division which began a career in film.
'''Philip Mackie''' (26 November 1918 &ndash; 23 December 1985) was a British film and television [[screenwriter]]. He was born in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] in [[Lancashire]], England.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533524/ Internet Movie Database]</ref> He graduated in 1939 from [[University College London]] and worked for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Information]] Films Division which began a career in film.


===Work===
==Work==
In August 1955 Mackie became, along with [[Nigel Kneale]], one of the first two staff scriptwriters to be employed by [[BBC Television]]; scriptwriters had previously been employed on short-term or freelance contracts.<ref>Murray, p. 48.</ref> The same year he adapted one of his television works into a successful stage play ''[[The Whole Truth (play)|The Whole Truth]]'' which ran for more than a hundred performances in the [[West End Theatre|West End]] and was then adapted into a [[The Whole Truth (1958 film)|film of the same title]] by [[Columbia Pictures]].
''Mackie'' was the producer and writer of the acclaimed 1968 [[ITV]] historical drama series [[The Caesars (TV series)|The Caesars]] about the [[Julio-Claudian]] [[Roman emperors]]. <br>He was the screen writer of the defiantly exhibitionist homosexual [[Quentin Crisp]]'s autobiography [[The Naked Civil Servant]], for which [[John Hurt]] won the [[BAFTA]] for Best Actor in 1976.

In the early 1960s he wrote several screenplays for the [[Edgar Wallace Mysteries|series of films]] made at [[Merton Park Studios]], loosely based on [[Edgar Wallace]] stories and novels.

Mackie was the producer and writer of the acclaimed 1968 [[ITV Network|ITV]] historical drama series ''[[The Caesars (TV series)|The Caesars]]'' about the [[Julio-Claudian]] [[Roman emperors]] and later wrote the 1972 series The Organization and the 1974 series ''[[Napoleon and Love]]'', starring [[Ian Holm]], about Napoleon Bonaparte's relationships with his women as a backdrop to his rise and fall as Emperor of the French.

In 1975 and 1976, Mackie adapted two [[Graham Greene]] short stories, “Cheap in August” and “A Drive in the Country,” for episodes of ''[[Shades of Greene]]'' presented by [[Thames Television]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Greene |first=Graham |date=1975 |title=Shades of Greene |location=London |publisher=The Bodley Head & William Heinemann}}</ref>

He also wrote the script for the television adaptation of the defiantly exhibitionist homosexual [[Quentin Crisp]]'s autobiography ''[[The Naked Civil Servant (film)|The Naked Civil Servant]]'', for which [[John Hurt]] won the [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] for Best Actor in 1976.

In 1977 he adapted the [[Raffles (TV series)|Raffles]] stories for [[Yorkshire Television]].

==Family==
Mackie had four daughters: Susan, Charlotte, Alexandra, and Barbara. One of his granddaughters is actress [[Pearl Mackie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/apr/09/pearl-mackie-doctor-who-interview-companion-not-many-like-me-on-tv |title=Doctor Who's Pearl Mackie: 'When I was little there weren't many people like me on TV' |last=Hughes |first=Sarah |date=9 April 2017 |website=[[theguardian.com]] |access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===Film===
* ''[[The Whole Truth (1958 film)|The Whole Truth]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Clue of the Twisted Candle]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Clue of the Silver Key]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Man at the Carlton Tower]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Share Out]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Number Six (film)|Number Six]]'' (1962)

===Television===
*''The Big Killing'' (1965)<ref name="big">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-tv-plays-the-big-killing/|title=Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing|first=Stephen|last= Vagg|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref>
* ''[[Mr. Rose]]'' (1967–1968)
* ''[[The Caesars (TV series)|The Caesars]]'' (1968)
* ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Organization (TV series)|The Organization]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Raffles (TV series)|Raffles]]'' (1975–1977)
* ''[[Napoleon and Love]]'' (1974)
* ''[[An Englishman's Castle]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Thérèse Raquin (TV series)|Thérèse Raquin]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Jemima Shore Investigates]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Cleopatras]]'' (1983)

==Footnotes==
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==References==
* {{cite book | last=Murray| first=Andy | title=Into the Unknown: The Fantastic Life of Nigel Kneale |type=paperback|year=2006 | location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Headpress]] | isbn=1-900486-50-4 | pages=192 pages }}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0533524|name=Philip Mackie}}
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533524/<br>
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1103508/
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1103508/ Philip Mackie] at [[Screenonline]]

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Latest revision as of 07:11, 12 August 2024

Philip Mackie
Born26 November 1918
Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died23 December 1985(1985-12-23) (aged 67)
England, United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, television writer, television producer
RelativesPearl Mackie (granddaughter)

Philip Mackie (26 November 1918 – 23 December 1985) was a British film and television screenwriter. He was born in Salford in Lancashire, England.[1] He graduated in 1939 from University College London and worked for the Ministry of Information Films Division which began a career in film.

Work

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In August 1955 Mackie became, along with Nigel Kneale, one of the first two staff scriptwriters to be employed by BBC Television; scriptwriters had previously been employed on short-term or freelance contracts.[2] The same year he adapted one of his television works into a successful stage play The Whole Truth which ran for more than a hundred performances in the West End and was then adapted into a film of the same title by Columbia Pictures.

In the early 1960s he wrote several screenplays for the series of films made at Merton Park Studios, loosely based on Edgar Wallace stories and novels.

Mackie was the producer and writer of the acclaimed 1968 ITV historical drama series The Caesars about the Julio-Claudian Roman emperors and later wrote the 1972 series The Organization and the 1974 series Napoleon and Love, starring Ian Holm, about Napoleon Bonaparte's relationships with his women as a backdrop to his rise and fall as Emperor of the French.

In 1975 and 1976, Mackie adapted two Graham Greene short stories, “Cheap in August” and “A Drive in the Country,” for episodes of Shades of Greene presented by Thames Television.[3]

He also wrote the script for the television adaptation of the defiantly exhibitionist homosexual Quentin Crisp's autobiography The Naked Civil Servant, for which John Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976.

In 1977 he adapted the Raffles stories for Yorkshire Television.

Family

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Mackie had four daughters: Susan, Charlotte, Alexandra, and Barbara. One of his granddaughters is actress Pearl Mackie.[4]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Murray, p. 48.
  3. ^ Greene, Graham (1975). Shades of Greene. London: The Bodley Head & William Heinemann.
  4. ^ Hughes, Sarah (9 April 2017). "Doctor Who's Pearl Mackie: 'When I was little there weren't many people like me on TV'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing". Filmink. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

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