
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 15, 1932(77)
Day of Death
September 15, 2009
Place of Birth
Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
Troy Kennedy Martin
Troy Kennedy Martin
Writing
Biography
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.