Biography

Alan Stranks(1903-1959)

Writer
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Alan Stranks was born on 7 August 1903 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer, known for The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (1949), Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) and Waltz Time (1945). He died on 18 June 1959 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Known for

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (1949)

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel

5.5

Writer

1949

Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948)

Dick Barton: Special Agent

3.9

Writer

1948

Waltz Time (1945)

6.1

Soundtrack("The Heavenly Waltz", "This Land of Mine", "Only to You", "Call to Arms", "You Will Return to Vienna", "Break of Day", "Little White Horse")

1945

It's That Man Again (1943)

It's That Man Again

5.7

Music Department

1943

Credits

Writer

A Case for PC 49
5.4
- screenplay
- 1951
Kaleidoscope
7.5
TV Series
- writer: Boniface Bolus, CID segment
- 1950
The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
5.5
- radio series
- screenplay
- 1949
Dick Barton: Special Agent
3.9
- story and dialogue
- 1948

Music Department

Soundtrack

Eurovision at 60
7.0
TV Movie
- writer: "All"
- 2015
Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of Eurovision
7.3
TV Movie
- writer: "All"
- 2006
Eurovision Song Contest Frankfurt 1957
7.3
TV Special
- writer: "All"
- 1957
Frieda
7.1
- lyrics: "Love Steals Your Heart" (uncredited)
- 1947
Spring Song
5.9
- lyrics: "I Want to Sing a Spring Song", "Love Again"
- 1946
Le masque aux yeux verts
6.8
- lyrics: "Love Steals Your Heart" (uncredited)
- 1945
Waltz Time
6.1
- lyrics: "The Heavenly Waltz", "This Land of Mine", "Only to You", "Call to Arms", "You Will Return to Vienna", "Break of Day", "Little White Horse"
- 1945
Candlelight in Algeria
6.2
- lyrics: "Flamme d'Amour"
- 1943
Ceux de chez nous
6.8
- lyrics: "I'll Be There"
- 1943
It's That Man Again
5.7
- lyrics: "Wishing Well", "No, Not Now", "Dear Old Glory", "Oh, Mr. Crosby", "Don Valentino", "Good Morning, Nice Day", "Just For Tonight" (uncredited)
- 1943

Personal details

Born
- August 7, 1903
- Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Died
- June 18, 1959
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Children
- Susan Stranks

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