Birthplace: Stratford-at-Bow, England, United Kingdom
biography
The multi-talented London-born Bryan Forbes began his career as an actor, establishing himself as a competent supporting player on both stage and screen, but it was as a writer that he finally promoted himself through the ranks. A short story writer and journalist, he received his first screenwriting credit on Jose Ferrer's "The Cockleshell Heroes" (1955), although he previously had made uncredited contributions to "The Black Knight" (1954) and "An Alligator Named Daisy" (also 1955). With Richard Attenborough, Forbes formed the production company Beaver Films in 1959, and their initial
Became a "question master" on a BBC radio quiz program, Junior Brains Trust
1945
Served in British Army, first in the Intelligence Corps and then in the Combined Forces Entertainment Unit
1948
Film actor in "The Small Back Room"
1948
Acted on stage in "Gathering Storm"
1951
Moved to Hollywood with first wife Constance Smith and acted in Raoul Walsh's "The World in His Arms" (1952) before returning to England alone the following year
