Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English novelist and author regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene had acquired a reputation early in his own lifetime as a great writer, both of serious Ca...
Berkhamsted School, Balliol College, University of Oxford
Nationality
United Kingdom
Spouse
Vivien Greene (m. 1927–1991)
Children
Francis Hugh Greene, Lucy Greene
Parents
Charles Henry Greene, Marion Raymond Greene
Siblings
Hugh Greene, Elisabeth Greene, Alice Marion Greene, Raymond Greene, John A. Leonard, William Herbert Greene
Nicknames
Henry Graham Greene , Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH , Roman von Graham Greene
Movies
The Third Man, The Quiet American, The End of the Affair
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
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Perhaps it is only in childhood that books have any deep influence on our lives. In childhood all books are books of divination, telling us about the future, and like the fortune teller who sees a long journey in the cards or death by water, they influence the future.
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[writing in 1990] "I have somehow in the last years lost all my interest in films and I don't think I have seen one for the last nearly ten years."
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[on Fred Astaire] "The nearest we are ever likely to get to a human Mickey Mouse."
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For an actor, success is simply delayed failure.
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Fact
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Was diagnosed with Manic Depression, now known as Bipolar Disorder.
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Great-uncle of filmmaker Nicholas Greene, producer of 'Travels With My Aunt' (2011).
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Son of Henry Graham Greene and Marion Raymond Greene.
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Brother of Alice Marion (b. 1896), William Herbert (b. 1898), Charles Raymond (b. 1901) and Hugh Carleton (1910-1987).
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Father of Lucy Greene (b. 1933) and Francis Hugh Greene (b. 1936).
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He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 202-211. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "The Potting Shed."
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He allegedly declined an O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in 1956 but accepted the Companion of Honour in 1966 and Order of Merit in the 1984.
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His brother, Sir Hugh Carleton Greene (b. 1910), was in the 30s correspondent for the Daily Telegraph in Germany, from 1940 on head of BBC's German service, organized after 2nd world war the new broadcasting structure in the British Zone of Germany, much of eastern Europe and Malta, became 1958 head of BBC News and from 1960 to 1969 even Director General of BBC.
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Lived openly with his mistress during the last part of his life.
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He and his wife both were famous Roman Catholic converts.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
2013
Short story
Secrets of the Content
2010
Short
Brighton Rock
2010
novel "Brighton Rock"
The End of the Party
2006
Short short story
The Quiet American
2002
novel
Double Take
2001
story "Across the Bridge"
The End of the Affair
1999
novel
This Gun for Hire
1991
TV Movie novel "A Gun For Hire"
Honorární konzul
1991
TV Movie novel
Strike It Rich
1990
novel "Loser Takes All"
Primera función
1989
TV Series author - 1 episode
The Tenth Man
1988
TV Movie novel
Great Performances
1987
TV Series novel - 1 episode
May We Borrow Your Husband?
1986
TV Movie story
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984
TV Movie novel "Dr. Fischer of Geneva: The Bomb Party"
Il nocciolo della questione
1983
TV Series novel
Beyond the Limit
1983
novel "The Honorary Consul"
A Shocking Accident
1982
Short short story
Estudio 1
1982
TV Series novel - 1 episode
Los exclusivos del Nueve
1982
TV Series 1 episode
Celebrity Playhouse
1981
TV Series 1 episode
Au théâtre ce soir
1980
TV Series play "The Complaisant Lover" - 1 episode
Il treno per Istambul
1980
TV Mini-Series novel "Orient Express" - 4 episodes
The Human Factor
1979
novel
Late Night Story
1978
TV Series short written by - 1 episode
Shades of Greene
1975-1976
TV Series story - 18 episodes
El teatro
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Noche de teatro
1974
TV Series novel "The Power and the Glory" - 1 episode
England Made Me
1973
novel
Travels with My Aunt
1972
novel
Yarali kurt
1972
novel "A Gun for Hire"
Das Herz aller Dinge
1971
TV Movie novel "The Heart of the Matter"
Alta comedia
1971
TV Series 1 episode
Una pistola in vendita
1970
TV Mini-Series novel "A Gun for Sale" - 3 episodes
La fine dell'avventura
1969
TV Mini-Series novel "The End of the Affair"
The Comedians
1967
novel "The Comedians" / screenplay
Den nøysomme elsker
1967
TV Movie based on original story
Pelon talo
1966
TV Movie play "The Living Room"
Quinta colonna
1966
TV Mini-Series novel
Der letzte Raum
1966
TV Movie play "The Living Room"
Thursday Theatre
1965
TV Series play - 1 episode
The Third Man
TV Series character - 46 episodes, 1959 - 1965 novel - 27 episodes, 1959 - 1965 writer - 5 episodes, 1962
About Religion
1964
TV Series poetry and prose - 1 episode
Studio 4
TV Series novel "Orient Express" - 1 episode, 1962 story - 1 episode, 1962
Günes dogmasin
1961
novel "A Gun for Hire"
The Power and the Glory
1961
TV Movie novel
The Complaisant Lover
1961
TV Movie play
Play of the Week
TV Series play - 1 episode, 1961 novel - 1 episode, 1959
The Unforeseen
1960
TV Series script - 1 episode
Our Man in Havana
1959
novel and screenplay
The DuPont Show of the Month
1959
TV Series story "The Basement Room" - 1 episode
Verschlossene Räume
1958
TV Movie play "The Living Room"
The Quiet American
1958
novel
Das Geheimnis
1957
TV Movie play
Short Cut to Hell
1957
novel "A Gun for Sale"
Across the Bridge
1957
story "Across the Bridge"
The Power and the Glory
1957
TV Movie novel
Saint Joan
1957
Die Kraft und die Herrlichkeit
1957
TV Movie novel
Loser Takes All
1956
H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre
1956
TV Series play "The Living Room" - 1 episode
The End of the Affair
1955
from the novel by
La mano dello straniero
1954
story
The Heart of the Matter
1953
novel "The Heart of the Matter"
Studio One in Hollywood
1951
TV Series story - 1 episode
The Third Man
1949
by / screen play
The Fallen Idol
1948
screenplay / story "The Basement Room"
Brighton Rock
1947
from the novel by / screenplay
The Fugitive
1947
novel "The Labyrinthine Ways" also published as "The Power and The Glory"
The Smugglers
1947
novel "The Man Within"
Confidential Agent
1945
novel
Ministry of Fear
1944
novel
Went the Day Well?
1942
story
This Gun for Hire
1942
based on the novel by
The New Britain
1940
Short commentary
21 Days Together
1940
scenario
The Green Cockatoo
1937
story and scenario
The Future's in the Air
1937
Documentary short
Orient Express
1934
novel
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Day for Night
1973
L'assureur anglais (uncredited)
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
La mano dello straniero
1954
producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
2013
Documentary
Himself
Omnibus
1968
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Comedians in Africa
1967
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shadowing the Third Man
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
$3.5 Million
