Biography
Leopold Samuel Marks, (24 September 1920 β 15 January 2001) was an English writer, screenwriter, and cryptographer. During the Second World War he headed the codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secret Special Operations Executive organisation. After the war, Marks became a playwright and screenwriter, writing scripts that frequently utilised his war-time cryptographic experiences. He wrote the script for Peeping Tom, the controversial film directed by Michael Powell that had a disastrous effect on Powell's career, but was later described by Martin Scorsese as a masterpiece. In 1998, towards the end of his life, Marks published a personal history of his experiences during the war, Between Silk and Cyanide, which was critical of the leadership of SOE.
Filmography
all 13
Movies 12
Writer 9
self 2
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Arthouse (1997)
The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997)
A Very British Psycho (1997)
Dangerous Love (1988)
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Sebastian (1968)
Guns at Batasi (1964)
The Webster Boy (1962)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Cloudburst (1951)
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1920-09-24
Deathday2001-01-15 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
RelationshipsElena Gaussen (1966-01-01 - 2000-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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