Frederick Knott

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1916. August 26.
Place of birth: Hankow, China

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Major Paull Knott (28 August 1916 — 17 December 2002) was an English playwright, best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in Hollywood by Alfred Hitchcock. Knott was born in Hankow, China, to ...