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Laurence Meynell(1899-1989)

  • Writer
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Laurence Meynell was born on 10 August 1899 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. Laurence was a writer, known for The House in Marsh Road (1960), Crown v. Stevens (1936) and The Umbrella (1933). Laurence was married to Joan Henley. Laurence died on 14 April 1989 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornAugust 10, 1899
DiedApril 14, 1989(89)
BornAugust 10, 1899
DiedApril 14, 1989(89)
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Known for

The House in Marsh Road (1960)
The House in Marsh Road
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1960
Davina Craig, Allan Jeayes, Patric Knowles, Glennis Lorimer, Frederick Piper, and Beatrix Thomson in Crown v. Stevens (1936)
Crown v. Stevens
6.5
  • Writer(as Lawrence Meynell)
  • 1936
The Umbrella (1933)
The Umbrella
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1933
The Price of Silence (1960)
The Price of Silence
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1960

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Writer

  • The Great Armored Car Swindle (1961)
    The Great Armored Car Swindle
    5.5
    • novel
    • 1961
  • The House in Marsh Road (1960)
    The House in Marsh Road
    6.1
    • based on the story "The House in Marsh Road"
    • 1960
  • The Price of Silence (1960)
    The Price of Silence
    6.3
    • adapted from the novel "One Step From Murder"
    • 1960
  • Cesar Romero, Kay Kendall, and Simone Silva in The Shadow Man (1953)
    The Shadow Man
    6.0
    • novel "The Creaking Chair"
    • 1953
  • Davina Craig, Allan Jeayes, Patric Knowles, Glennis Lorimer, Frederick Piper, and Beatrix Thomson in Crown v. Stevens (1936)
    Crown v. Stevens
    6.5
    • novel "Third Time Unlucky" (as Lawrence Meynell)
    • 1936
  • The Umbrella (1933)
    The Umbrella
    5.2
    • story
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lawrence Meynell
  • Born
    • August 10, 1899
    • Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 14, 1989
    • Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Joan Henley1956 - February 10, 1986 (her death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Creaking Chair". NOTE: Filmed as The Shadow Man (1953).

Did you know

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    British author and educator, he used such pseudonyms as Valerie Baxter, Robert Eton, Geoffrey Ludlow, and A. Stephen Tring.

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