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- Birth nameAlan Charles Langley Hackney
- Alan Hackney was born on September 10, 1924 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Après moi le déluge (1959), K2 + 1 (1971) and Strictly T-T (1956). He was married to Margaret Bartlett. He died on May 15, 2009 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- SpouseMargaret Bartlett(1947 - 1995) (her death, 6 children)
- British novelist and comedy screenwriter of the 1950's and 60's, the son of a civil servant. He was educated at Manchester University and New College, Oxford. He commenced his writing career working for Punch Magazine, also making ends meet as a schoolteacher at Chertsey, Surrey, and then as a lecturer in English and Current Affairs at the Naval College in Sheerness, Kent. His best-known film work was based on his two novels Ce sacré z'héros (1956) and "Private Life" (filmed as Après moi le déluge (1959).
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