Troy Kennedy Martin
Born
February 15, 1932
Died
September 15, 2009 (77 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK
Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter best known for creating the long running BBC TV police series Z-Cars, and for the award-winning 1985 anti-nuclear drama Edge of Darkness. Kennedy Martin's best-known work for the cinema was the screenplay for the original version of The Italian Job.