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James Kennaway (James Peebles Ewing Kennaway) was born on 5 June, 1928 in Auchterarder, Scotland, is a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. Discover James Kennaway's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?
| Popular As |
James Peebles Ewing Kennaway |
| Occupation |
Writer |
| Age |
40 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
5 June, 1928 |
| Birthday |
5 June |
| Birthplace |
Auchterarder, Scotland |
| Date of death |
21 December, 1968 |
| Died Place |
England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Writer with the age 40 years old group.
James Kennaway Height, Weight & Measurements
At 40 years old, James Kennaway height not available right now. We will update James Kennaway's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
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Who Is James Kennaway's Wife?
His wife is Susan Edmonds (? - ?)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Susan Edmonds (? - ?) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
James Kennaway Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is James Kennaway worth at the age of 40 years old? James Kennaway’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated James Kennaway's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Writer |
James Kennaway Social Network
Timeline
James Peeble Ewing Kennaway (5 June 1928 – 21 December 1968) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter.
He was born in Auchterarder in Perthshire and attended Glenalmond College.
Born to a middle class family in Auchterarder, his father was a lawyer who died when James was 12 years old.
He attended Cargilfield Preparatory School in Edinburgh from the age of 8.
He then attended Glenalmond College.
At the age of eighteen James Kennaway was called up for two years of National Service.
He initially served with his father's World War I regiment the Black Watch and then with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
He was commissioned into the 1st Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders.
After National Service James Kennaway attended Trinity College, Oxford to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics (1948).
Here he met his future wife, Susan Edmonds and married her in 1951.
Their son is the author Guy Kennaway.
His best known novel was his first, Tunes of Glory (1956), which was turned into a well-known film of the same name starring Alec Guinness and John Mills.
Kennaway also wrote the screenplay.
It was a realistic work, set in the army just after the Second World War, and drawing to some extent on Kennaway's own experiences.
This was not typical of his later output, some of which was more experimental in nature.
His films include Violent Playground (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960), The Mind Benders (1963) and Battle of Britain (1969).
Kennaway died of a heart attack while driving home to Lechlade, Gloucestershire from London at the age of 40.
His daughter Jane was a singer and had a minor hit with "I.O.U."
He wrote the novels Household Ghosts (1961) adapted as a feature film entitled Country Dance (1970), The Mindbenders (1963) based on his screenplay of the film of the same name, The Bells of Shoreditch (1963), Some Gorgeous Accident (1967), The Cost of Living like This (1969) and Silence (1972) – the final two works were posthumous.
His other works were the short story The Dollar Bottom in Lilliput filmed in 1981 as The Dollar Bottom winning an Academy Award.
A stage adaptation of Some Gorgeous Accident was presented at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2010.
He was also a successful screenwriter.
