Frederick Laurence Green, F. L. Green, was a British author who had 14 titles published between 1934 and 1952, and is best known for his 1945 novel, "Odd Man Out", and film of the same name, a British film noir set in an unnamed Northern Irish city and directed by Carol Reed, released in which year?
Odd Man Out Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir set in an unnamed Northern Irish city and directed by Carol Reed. It is based on the novel by F. L. Green and stars James Mason and Robert Newton.
Sam Greenlee Samuel Eldred Greenlee, Jr. (July 13, 1930 – May 19, 2014) was an African-American writer, best known for his controversial novel "The Spook Who Sat by the Door", which was first published in London by Allison & Busby in March 1969 (having been rejected by dozens of mainstream publishers), and went on to be chosen as "The Sunday Times" Book of the Year. The novel was subsequently made into the 1973 movie of the same name, directed by Ivan Dixon and co-produced and written by Greenlee, that is now considered a "cult classic".