Helen Simpson

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• born: 01/Dec/1897 (Sydney, Australia)
• died: 14/Oct/1940

[edit] Biography

Helen de Guerry Simpson was an Australian novelist.

Three novels, "Enter Sir John" (1929), "Printer's Devil" (1930) and "Re-enter Sir John" (1932), were written in conjunction with Clemence Dane. "Enter Sir John" was filmed as "Murder!" (1930) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who later directed the film version of "Under Capricorn" (1949).

(Wikipedia)

[edit] Filmography

Hitchcock adaptations...

• Murder! (1930) - original novel ("Enter Sir John")
• Mary (1931) - original novel ("Enter Sir John")
• Sabotage (1936) - writer (dialogue)
• Under Capricorn (1949) - original novel ("Under Capricorn")

[edit] Links

• Internet Movie Database
• Project Gutenberg Australia - complete text of "Under Capricorn"