Peter Viertel

Peter Viertel (born November 16 1920 in Dresden, Germany) is a novelist and screenwriter.

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November 16 - 1920 - Dresden - Germany - Novelist - Screenwriter

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His parents were the writer/actress Salka Viertel and the writer Berthold Viertel.

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Salka Viertel - Berthold Viertel

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He is most famous for his novel White Hunter Black Heart which was made into a film in 1990. By his own admission, the novel is an account of his time working on the script to The African Queen, and the central character in the novel is Peter Verrill, a thinly-disguised pseudonym.

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White Hunter Black Heart - The African Queen

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He has married twice:

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1) Victoria Schulberg

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2) Deborah Kerr (23 July 1960)

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Deborah Kerr - 23 July - 1960

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