Lester Powell(1912-1993)
- Writer
Lester Powell was successively employed in a curtain shop, on a poultry farm, and in a designer's office, before he became a journalist. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and went to France in the first months of the conflict. He was wounded at the Battle of Dunkirk in May 1940 and returned to England, where he worked as a reporter for various newspapers, including the Daily Express and the News Chronicle. During this period, he also worked for the European and overseas services of the BBC.
Also for the BBC, in 1947 he created the police radio series starring the private detective Philip Odell. The popular success of the series continues unabated until 1961. Lester Powell also grants his hero five novels and a short story, in addition to authoring a film adaptation, Lady in the Fog (1952), directed by Sam Newfield for the Hammer studios account. Philipp Odell is played by Cesar Romero, while Canadian actor Robert Beatty lends his voice to the hero in the radio drama.
Lester Powell has also signed several screenwriters for episodes of several British television series, such as Styker of the Yard and Bowler hat and leather boots.
Also for the BBC, in 1947 he created the police radio series starring the private detective Philip Odell. The popular success of the series continues unabated until 1961. Lester Powell also grants his hero five novels and a short story, in addition to authoring a film adaptation, Lady in the Fog (1952), directed by Sam Newfield for the Hammer studios account. Philipp Odell is played by Cesar Romero, while Canadian actor Robert Beatty lends his voice to the hero in the radio drama.
Lester Powell has also signed several screenwriters for episodes of several British television series, such as Styker of the Yard and Bowler hat and leather boots.
