Dave Wallis | |
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| Born | David Capadose Wallis 27 November 1917 Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 June 1990 (aged 72) Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1958–1971 |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Spouse | Cecily Fearn (1940–1990, his death) |
Dave Wallis (27 November 1917 – 12 June 1990[citation needed]) was an English novelist, best known for his third novel Only Lovers Left Alive, which was optioned by The Rolling Stones in the mid 1960s as a potential vehicle for their collective film debut. The novel was republished in 2015 by Valancourt Books.