Anthony Armstrong (writer)
Anthony Armstrong | |
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| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 1972 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | British-Canadian writer |
George Anthony Armstrong Willis (1897–1972) was an Anglo-Canadian writer, dramatist and essayist. He was the son of George Hughlings Armstrong Willis, R. N. and Adela Emma Temple Frere; although his parents were both English, he was born in Esquimalt, British Columbia as a consequence of his father's career as a Paymaster Captain in the Royal Navy. They returned to England before his brother's birth in 1900 in Dorset. He was educated at Uppingham School.[1] His brother John Christopher Temple Willis (1900–1969) was Director-General of the Ordnance Survey 1953–1957, and a recognised watercolourist.[2]
He married Frances Monica Sealy, and had three children: John Humfrey Armstrong Willis (1928–2012); Antonia Armstrong Willis (1932-2017); and Felicity Armstrong Willis (1936-2006).[3] Antonia married the art expert and gallery owner Jeremy Maas; one of their sons, Rupert, is also an art expert, notable for his appearances on the Antiques Roadshow.
Armstrong contributed to the screenplay of Hitchcock's Young and Innocent (1937);[4] and several of his own works were adapted into films including The Strange Case of Mr Pelham, which was made into a first-season episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (and directed by Hitchcock), and the 1970 film The Man Who Haunted Himself.[5]
Major works
Novels
- Lure of the Past (1920)
- The Love of Prince Raameses (1921)
- The Wine of Death: A Tale of the Lost Long-Ago (1925)
- Patrick, Undergraduate (1926)
- The Trail of Fear (1927)
- The Secret Trail (1928)
- The Trail of the Lotto (1929)
- Apple and Percival (1931)
- The Trail of the Black King (1931)
- The Poison Trail (1932)
- Britisher on Broadway (1932)
- Easy Warriors (1932)
- Ten Minute Alibi (1934) – adapted as the 1935 film Ten Minute Alibi
- Without Witness (1934)
- Cottage into House (1936)
- The End of the Road (1943)
- When the Bells Rang: A Tale of What Might Have Been (1943)
- No Higher Mountain (1951)
- He Was Found in the Road (1952) – adapted as the 1956 film The Man in the Road
- Spies in Amber (1956)
- The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham (1957) – adapted as the 1970 film The Man Who Haunted Himself
- One Jump Ahead (1973)
Short stories
- The Prince Who Hiccupped and Other Tales: Being Some Fairy Tales for Grownups (1932)
- The Pack of Pieces (1942) – more fairy tales for adults
Plays
- In the Dentist's Chair (1931)
- The Eleventh Hour' (1933)
- Mile-Away Murder (1937)
References
- ^ "Anthony Armstrong". fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.kingsleygalleries.co.uk/BRUNSWICK/clickthruwillis.htm/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "FreeBMD Home Page". freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Kabatchnik, A. (2010). Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Scarecrow Press. p. 342. ISBN 9780810869639.
- ^ "Anthony Armstrong". Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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External links
- Anthony Armstrong at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Anthony Armstrong at Library of Congress, with 53 library catalogue records
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