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Edward Grierson
Edward Grierson (9 March 1914 - 24 May 1975) was a Northumberland barrister and a writer of crime novels. His debut crime novel is the outstanding '' Reputation for a Song'', a classic inverted detective story. Grierson also wrote five novels, six works of non-fiction and two plays. He also wrote as Brian Crowther and John P. Stevenson. Works ; Crime novels * ''Shall Perish with the Sword'' (as Brian Crowther). London, Quality Press, 1949. * '' Reputation for a Song''. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Knopf, 1952. See also the film ''My Lover, My Son'' * '' The Second Man''. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Knopf, 1956. Gold Dagger Award (dramatised on television: 'The Second Man' on Playhouse 90 in 1959 - starred James Mason and Diana Wynyard) * ''The Massingham Affair''. London, Chatto and Windus, 1962; New York, Doubleday, 1963. * ''A Crime of One's Own''. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Putnam, 1967. ; Novels * ''The Lilies and the Bees''. London, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst the Borough of Bedford had a population of 157,479. Bedford is also the historic county town of Bedfordshire. Bedford was founded at a ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border. Bedford Castle was built by Henry I, although it was destroyed in 1224. Bedford was granted borough status in 1165 and has been represented in Parliament since 1265. It is known for its large population of Italian descent. History The name of the town is believed to derive from the name of a Saxon chief called Beda, and a ford crossing the River Great Ouse. Bedford was a market town for the surrounding agricultural region from the early Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playhouse 90
''Playhouse 90'' was an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s usually were hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual: a weekly series of hour-and-a-half-long dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Background The producers of the show were Martin Manulis, John Houseman, Russell Stoneman, Fred Coe, Arthur Penn, and Hubbell Robinson. The leading director was John Frankenheimer (27 episodes), followed by Franklin J. Schaffner (19 episodes). Other directors included Sidney Lumet, George Roy Hill, Delbert Mann, and Robert Mulligan. With Alex North's opening theme music, the series debuted October 4, 1956 with Rod Serling's adaptation of Pat Frank's novel ''Forbidden Area'' starring Charlton Heston. The following week, ''Requiem for a Heavyweight'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Crime Fiction Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Deaths
It was also declared the '' International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10– February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large eart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doubleday (publisher)
Doubleday is an American publishing company. It was founded as the Doubleday & McClure Company in 1897 and was the largest in the United States by 1947. It published the work of mostly U.S. authors under a number of imprints and distributed them through its own stores. In 2009 Doubleday merged with Alfred A. Knopf, Knopf Publishing Group to form the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, which is now part of Penguin Random House. In 2019, the official website presents Doubleday as an Imprint (trade name), imprint, not a publisher. History The firm was founded as Doubleday & McClure Company in 1897 by Frank Nelson Doubleday in partnership with Samuel Sidney McClure. McClure had founded the first U.S. newspaper syndicate in 1884 (McClure Syndicate) and the monthly ''McClure's Magazine'' in 1893. One of their first bestsellers was ''The Day's Work'' by Rudyard Kipling, a short story collection that Macmillan published in Britain late in 1898. Other authors published by the company in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Lulham
Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Raginmund'') or ᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Reginmund''). ''Ragin'' (Gothic) and ''regin'' ( Old German) meant "counsel". The Old High German ''mund'' originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin. Alternatively, the name can also be derived from Germanic Hraidmund, the first element being ''Hraid'', possibly meaning "fame" (compare ''Hrod'', found in names such as Robert, Roderick, Rudolph, Roland, Rodney and Roger) and ''mund'' meaning "protector". Despite the German and French origins of the English name, some of its early uses in English documents appear in Latinized form. As a surname, its first recorded appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Crime Of One's Own
''A Crime of One's Own'' is a 1967 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson. Synopsis The owner of a bookshop in provincial England with a fertile imagination. He becomes convinced that one of his customers is operating as part of an enemy spy ring. He follows her home, but when she is founded murdered with a paper knife The terms paper knife and letter opener are often used interchangeably to refer to a knife-like desktop tool. In truth, they are actually for different functions and were in use at different times. Paper knives are used for cutting open the pages ... from his office, he is arrested and put on trial for the crime.White p.172 References Bibliography * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * White, Terry. ''Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature''. Praeger, 2003. 1967 British novels Novels by Edward Grierson British crime novels Chatto & Windus books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Massingham Affair
''The Massingham Affair'' is a 1962 crime detective novel by the British writer Edward Grierson. Grierson based on the story on a real-life case that took place in Edlingham. in the late nineteenth century. Synopsis Many years before an elderly vicar and his daughter were the victims of a violent robbery. Two local men were arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime. Now, Justin Derry, working as a solicitor in the village decides to reopen the case and exonerate the accused, despite the hostility that ensues from the villagers. TV adaptation In 1964 it was made into a television series of the same title, broadcast on BBC Two. The cast included Lyndon Brook, Andrew Keir, Eileen Atkins and Renny Lister Renny Lister (born 24 May 1934) is a British retired film and television actress. Personal life Lister was born on 24 May 1934 in Manchester. She married Eric Lister in 1953, the marriage later ended in divorce although she retained her first h ....Baskin p.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Man
''The Second Man'' is a 1956 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson. It won the Gold Dagger award of the Crime Writers' Association. Synopsis A new female barrister Marion Kerrison defends a man accused of murdering his aunt to get his hands of her jewels. Adaptation It was adapted for a 1959 episode of the American television series ''Playhouse 90'' that starred James Mason, Diana Wynyard, Margaret Leighton and Hugh Griffith Hugh Emrys Griffith (30 May 1912 – 14 May 1980) was a Welsh film, stage, and television actor. He is best remembered for his role in the film '' Ben-Hur'' (1959), which earned him critical acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Acto ....Roberts p.214 References Bibliography * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Roberts, Jerry. ''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * White, Terry. ''Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exeter College, Oxford
(Let Exeter Flourish) , old_names = ''Stapeldon Hall'' , named_for = Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter , established = , sister_college = Emmanuel College, Cambridge , rector = Sir Richard Trainor , undergraduates = 346 (2019/2020) , visiting_students = 26 , graduates = 227 , endowment = £74.5 million (2018) , location = Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP , coordinates = , location_map = Oxford (central) , homepage = , boat_club = Exeter College Boat Club , JCR JCR, shield = Exeter College Oxford Coat Of Arms (Motto).svg , shield_size = 150px , blazon = ''Argent, two bends nebuly sable'' (arms of Stapledon) ''within a bordure of the last charged with eight pairs of keys, addorsed and interlaced in the rings, the wards upwards, or''. Exeter College (in full: The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Lover, My Son
''My Lover, My Son'' is a 1970 American-British coproduction drama film directed by John Newland. It tells the story of a mother played by Romy Schneider clinging to her maturing son. The film is based on Edward Grierson Edward Grierson (9 March 1914 - 24 May 1975) was a Northumberland barrister and a writer of crime novels. His debut crime novel is the outstanding ''Reputation for a Song'', a classic inverted detective story. Grierson also wrote five novels, six ...'s 1952 novel '' Reputation for a Song''. Plot Francesca Anderson leads an unhappy marriage with her husband Robert. Her real attention is dedicated to her son James, who reminds her of her late lover Macer. Francesca is the only one who knows that James is not Robert's, but Macer's son. So Francesca reacts jealously when James falls in love with a girlfriend, Julie. James intervenes in an argument between his parents, and kills Robert. During James' trial, Francesca gives the crucial testimony in favour of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
