Peter Prince
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Peter Alan Prince (10 May 1942 – 22 September 2026) was a British novelist.
Life and career
[edit]Peter Alan Prince was born in Bromley, Kent, England, on 10 May 1942.[1][2] He studied in America, earning a degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania on a Thouron Award scholarship (then awarded in a few cases for undergraduate study), and a master's in the same field at Columbia University. Returning to the UK in 1966, he began doctoral studies at Cambridge University but did not complete the degree.[1] His first novel Play Things won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1973.[3] He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special for his work on the 1980 BBC miniseries Oppenheimer.[4] His 1983 novel The Good Father was adapted into a 1985 film of the same name starring Anthony Hopkins.[5] His novel Adam Runaway (LCCN 2005-40821) was published in 2005; Publisher's Weekly called it "vapid" and "plodding", saying, "Although historically colorful, the story has little suspense, less humor and feeble action."[6] Prince died on 22 September 2026, aged 84.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Hinton, Nigel (9 October 2026). "Peter Prince obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
- ↑ "Weekend birthdays", The Guardian, p. 52, 10 May 2014
- ↑ "The Somerset Maugham Awards Past Winners Archived 2016-06-26 at the Wayback Machine", The Society of Authors, retrieved 2011-07-12
- ↑ "Peter Prince". Emmys. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
- ↑ Rosenfeld, Megan (1987) "Father,' Deeply Felt; Hopkins Shines in a Tale of Divorce", Washington Post, 13 March 1987, p. B01
- ↑ "Adam Runaway". Publisher's Weekly. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2026 – via EBSCO.
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