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name: "Berkely Mather"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "25 February 1909"
died: "9 March 1996"
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average_as: "writer"
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updated: "2026-09-17T20:17:49.695837+00:00"
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# Berkely Mather

Writer. Born 25 February 1909 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Died 9 March 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 25 February 1909, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
- **Died:** 9 March 1996
- **Also known as:** John Evan Weston Davies
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q820883, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558435/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9860

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Berkely Mather was the pen name of British writer John Evan Weston Davies. He wrote novels, short stories, and scripts for radio, television and film. After retiring from the British Army in 1959, he published his first novel, *The Achilles Affair* (1959), followed by *The Pass Beyond Kashmir* (1960).

His television credits include episodes of *The Avengers* (1961), *Z Cars* and *I Spy*. Film work encompasses the screenplay for *Dr. No* (1962), the story for *Goldfinger* (1964, uncredited), the screenplay for *The Long Ships* (1964) and the original story for *Genghis Khan* (1965), which he later novelised. He also contributed uncredited rewrites to other early James Bond films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

## Also known for

- *Dr. No* (1962), Screenplay
- *Goldfinger* (1964), Story
- *The Long Ships* (1964), Screenplay
- *Genghis Khan* (1965), Author

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