Ian Niall

Ian Niall (7 November 1916 – 24 June 2002), born John Kincaid McNeillie, was a writer from Galloway, Scotland. He wrote works under both these names. He was born in Old Kilpatrick, to parents from the Machars in South West Scotland. He moved back to Galloway at 18 months old, and the area formed a basis for his early fiction. In the 1940s he moved to North Wales, where his son, the writer Andrew McNeillie, was born. He died in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, in south-east England.

Films
The 1951 film No Resting Place, based on Ian Niall's novel, was directed by Paul Rotha and produced by Colin Lesslie Productions. It starred Michael Gough.

The 1964 film A Tiger Walks, directed by Norman Tokar and starring Vera Miles and Brian Keith, is also based on Niall's works.

External links and references

 * Part of his life
 * Obituary in the Glasgow Herald
 * Entry on Ian Niall.