Helen Clark MacInnes
Encyclopedia
Helen Clark MacInnes was a Scottish-American author of espionage novels.
She graduated from the University of Glasgow
in Scotland
in 1928 with a degree in French
and German
. While working as a librarian
, she met and married the classicist Gilbert Highet
in 1932 and moved with her husband to New York
in 1937.
She graduated from the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1928 with a degree in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. While working as a librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
, she met and married the classicist Gilbert Highet
Gilbert Highet
Gilbert Arthur Highet was a Scottish-American classicist, academic, writer, intellectual, critic and literary historian....
in 1932 and moved with her husband to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1937.
Works
Among her works are:- Above SuspicionAbove SuspicionAbove Suspicion is a 1995 suspense thriller written by William H. Macy, who also has a small role in the film. The film stars Christopher Reeve as a paralyzed police officer who plots to murder his unfaithful wife and her lover...
(1941) made into a film of the same nameAbove Suspicion (1943 film)Above Suspicion is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer spy drama film starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray as newlyweds who spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon, along with Basil Rathbone as a Nazi who pursues them. The screenplay by Keith Winter, Melville Baker, and... - Assignment in Brittany (1942) made into a film of the same name
- The Unconquerable (1944), also called While Still We Live
- Horizon (1945)
- Friends and Lovers (1947)
- Rest and Be Thankful (1949)
- Neither Five Nor Three (1951)
- I and My True Love (1953)
- Pray for a Brave Heart (1955)
- North from Rome (1958)
- Decision at Delphi (1960)
- The Venetian Affair (1963), made into a film of the same nameThe Venetian Affair (film)The Venetian Affair is a 1967 spy film directed by Jerry Thorpe. It stars Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer and is based on a novel by Helen MacInnes...
- Home Is the Hunter (1964), subtitle: A Comedy in Two Acts
- Double Image (1966)
- The Salzburg Connection (1968), made into a film of the same nameThe Salzburg ConnectionThe Salzburg Connection is a 1972 American thriller film directed by Lee H. Katzin, starring Barry Newman and Anna Karina.-Cast:* Barry Newman - Bill Mathison* Anna Karina - Anna Bryant* Klaus Maria Brandauer - Johann Kronsteiner...
- Message from Malaga (1971)
- Snare of the Hunter (1974)
- Agent in Place (1976)
- Prelude to Terror (1978)
- The Hidden Target (1980)
- Cloak of Darkness (1982)
- Ride a Pale Horse (1984)