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# Max Marquis

Writer. Born in England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2782007

## Streaming the US now

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

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## Biography

Max Marquis is a British writer of television scripts, screenplays and novels. His early credits include an episode of the series *The Avengers* (1961) and the screenplay for the film *Strongroom* (1962). He also wrote four episodes of *Silent Evidence* (1962) and contributed to *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour*.

Marquis wrote extensively for British television in the 1960s and 1970s, including 54 episodes of *United!* (1965–1967), episodes of *Z Cars* (1968), *Champion House* (1967–1968) and *Vendetta* (1968), and later work on series such as *General Hospital* and *The Doctors*. He worked as a script editor on several productions and wrote under the pseudonym Edward F. Barnes for episodes of *Crossroads* (1981–1982).

He is also the author of mystery and crime novels, some published under pseudonyms including Michael Meath, and non-fiction works on sport.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, thetvdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), Writer

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