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David McGillivray

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David McGillivray

Born September 7, 1947 in London, England, UK13 films

David McGillivray has contributed to radio, TV, films and theatre, began as a film journalist and bit player. His stints as a contributor to the magazine "Films and Filming" and assistant editor of the British Film Institute's "Monthly Film Bulletin" resulted first in him writing screenplays for director Pete Walker and later writing the book "Doing Rude Things". The films were not commercially successful and McGillivray's scripts attracted mostly hostile reviews. He moved to theatre, co-writing lowbrow farces for his own company. During this period he met Julian Clary, who was starting out as a stand-up comic. McGillivray has continued to this day to write for Clary.

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Frightmare posterFirst watchFrightmare19746.4In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes.View film

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13 films
  1. 2016Worst FearsWriter
  2. 2010Julian Clary Live: Lord of the MinceWriter
  3. 1995Doing Rude ThingsBook
  4. 1987TurnaroundStory
  5. 1980The ErrandWriter
  6. 1979TerrorScreenplay
  7. 1976SchizoScreenplay
  8. 1976Satan's SlaveScreenplay
  9. 1976I'm Not Feeling Myself TonightScreenplay
  10. 1976House of Mortal SinScreenplay
  11. 1974FrightmareScreenplay
  12. 1974House of WhipcordScreenplay
  13. 1973White CargoWriter