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Donald Downes(1903-1983)

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Donald Downes was born on 30 September 1903 in the USA. Donald was a writer, known for Orders to Kill (1958) and The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962). Donald died in March 1983 in Northridge, California, USA.
BornSeptember 30, 1903
DiedMarch 1983
BornSeptember 30, 1903
DiedMarch 1983
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Orders to Kill (1958)
Orders to Kill
7.1
  • Writer(as Donald C. Downes)
  • 1958
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
The Pigeon That Took Rome
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1962

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Writer

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
    The Pigeon That Took Rome
    5.9
    • novel "The Easter Dinner"
    • 1962
  • Orders to Kill (1958)
    Orders to Kill
    7.1
    • original story (as Donald C. Downes)
    • 1958

Additional Crew

  • Orders to Kill (1958)
    Orders to Kill
    7.1
    • technical adviser: U.S. sequences (as Donald C. Downes)
    • 1958

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  • Alternative names
    • Donald C. Downes
  • Born
    • September 30, 1903
    • USA
  • Died
    • March 1983
    • Northridge, California, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Scarlet Thread".

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    Spent several years teaching at various boarding schools in New England.
  • Nicknames
    • Donald C. Downes
    • Donald Chase Downes

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