William Archibald

1917–1970 · Trinidad and Tobago playwright

William Archibald was a Trinidadian-born playwright, dancer, choreographer and director, whose stage adaptation of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw was made into the 1961 British horror film The Innocents.

William Archibald, in order

1. 1953 I Confess: wrote · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 82%, audiences 77%
2. 1961 The Innocents: wrote · directed by Jack Clayton