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'Italian Job' writer Kennedy Martin dies
Published Wednesday, Sep 16 2009, 13:07 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Kennedy Martin, who also created long-running TV drama Z-Cars, lost his battle with liver cancer yesterday, reports The Guardian.
In a career spanning more than 50 years, Kennedy Martin worked for BBC Television on several plays before moving into features in 1969 with iconic heist movie The Italian Job. He later went on to write Kelly's Heroes, Red Heat and 2004's Red Dust starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The Mel Gibson-led big screen remake of Kennedy Martin's acclaimed Edge Of Darkness BBC series is scheduled to open in cinemas next February.
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