Baynard Kendrick
Novelist, Author
1894 – 1977
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Who was Baynard Kendrick?
Baynard Hardwick Kendrick wrote whodunit mystery novels about Duncan Maclain, a blind private investigator who worked with his two German shepherds and his household of assistants to solve murder mysteries. The novels were the basis for two films starring Edward Arnold, Eyes in the Night and The Hidden Eye. Kendrick was credited by Stirling Silliphant for being the source of the Longstreet character about a blind insurance investigator. He also wrote using the pseudonym Richard Hayward. His book Lights Out was filmed as Bright Victory.
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1894
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Baynard Hardwick Kendrick
- Spouses
- Jean Morris
(1971 - ) - Edythe Stevens
(1919/05/02 - )
- Jean Morris
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 22, 1977
Ocala
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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