Daniel Mainwaring
Daniel Mainwaring (22 July 1902 – 31 January 1977) was a novelist and screenwriter. A native of Oakland, California, he began his professional career as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle and enjoyed a successful career as a mystery novelist (under the name Geoffrey Homes). He also worked as a film publicist and eventually abandoned fiction for a successful career as a screenwriter.
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“Look. You fools, you’re in danger. Can’t you see? They’re after you. They’re after all of you. Our wives, our children, everyone. They’re here already. You’re next!”
—Daniel Mainwaring (1902–1977)
“There, full in notes, to ravish all
My Earth, I wonder what to call
My dullness; when
I heare thee, prettie Creature, bring
Thy better odes of Praise, and Sing,
To puzzle men:
Poore pious Elfe!
I am instructed by thy harmonie,
To sing the Time’s uncertaintie,
Safe in my Selfe.”
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“At first glance, everything looked the same. It wasn’t. Something evil had taken possession of the town.”
—Daniel Mainwaring (1902–1977)