Hammond Innes

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 15, 1913

Died

June 10, 1998 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Horsham, Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Ralph Hammond Innes

Hammond Innes

Biography

Ralph Hammond Innes CBE was a celebrated English writer.

In addition to 30 novels Innes also wrote children's works and travel books.

Four of his earliest works were adapted in to films; Snowbound (1948) from The Lonely Skier (1947), Hell Below Zero (1954) from The White South (1949), Campbell's Kingdom (1957) from the book of the same name (1952), and The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) also from the book of the same name (1956). His 1973 novel Golden Soak was adapted into a six-part television series in 1979.

Known For

Writing