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Troy Kennedy Martin
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Troy Kennedy Martin

Born 15 February 1932 · Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK · Died 15 September 2009

Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter best known for creating the long running BBC TV police series Z-Cars, and for the award-winning 1985 anti-nuclear drama Edge of Darkness. Kennedy Martin's best-known work for the cinema was the screenplay for the original version of The Italian Job.

Known for

Red Heat
Ferrari
The Italian Job
Kelly's Heroes
Edge of Darkness
Red Dust
Bravo Two Zero
Hostile Waters
The Sweeney
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Sweeney 2
Fall of Eagles
Ferrari
Red Dust
Bravo Two Zero
Hostile Waters
Red Heat
Sweeney 2
The Jerusalem File
Kelly's Heroes
The Italian Job
The Man Without Papers
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