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John Creasey (September 17, 1908 – June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. See Southfields Leicestershire for the place in Leicester Southfields is a suburban district in the London Borough of Wandsworth Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Bodenham is a village and Civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Commander George Gideon of London's Scotland Yard is a fictional policeman created by John Creasey under the pseudonym J Gideon's Way was a British TV crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65 based on the novels by John Creasey (as Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron (which was also made into a television series). In the series of adventure novels by John Creasey, the Toff is the nickname of the Honourable Richard Rollison an upper-class crime sleuth The Baron was a British Television series made in 1965/66 based on the books by John Creasey, written under the pseudonym Anthony Morton In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York.

After publishing a book in 1930 and a crime thriller in 1932 he was able to turn to full time writing by 1935. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He had one son from his first marriage. He later married Jean and had 2 more sons. He also married a further 2 times.

As well as being an author John Creasey was a committed Liberal party member though he later became an independent. [1] He said that he had been organising Liberal street-corner meetings from the age of 12. At the time of the 1945 general election Creasey was Chairman of the local Liberal Association in Bournemouth where his publicity and written skills were instrumental in helping the Liberals to an untypical second place. He was adopted as prospective parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth West in 1946 and appeared on the plaform at the 1947 Liberal Assembly which was held in Bournemouth. Bournemouth West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He fought Bournemouth West in the 1950 general election, coming third. Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary He became increasingly unhappy with the party through the 1950s though and disagreed so much with the party's policy over the Suez crisis he resigned his membership. However after the Orpington by-election success of 1962 and impressed with Jo Grimond's leadership of the party he seemed to be moving back towards Liberal activity. The Orpington by-election of 1962 is often described as the start of the Liberal Party revival in the United Kingdom. Joseph "Jo" Grimond Baron Grimond ( 29 July 1913 &ndash 24 October 1993) was a British Politician, leader of By January 1966 however, he had founded the All Party Alliance a pressure group which sought to bring the best people from all parties together in government. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The All Party Alliance was a Political party in the United Kingdom. Creasey fought by-elections as an independent in support of this idea in 1967 at Nuneaton, Brierley Hill and Manchester Gorton. Nuneaton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Brierley Hill parliamentary constituency was located in the West Midlands of England. Manchester Gorton is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the He also fought Oldham West in June 1968. Oldham West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-west of Greater Manchester. He did well for an independent under the first-past-the-post system having limited resources and often little time to campaign. In Oldham West he beat his old party's candidate into fourth place. He could not seem to shake off all affection for the Liberal party however, congratulating Birmingham Ladywood by-election victor Wallace Lawler in July 1969 and attending the 1969 party assembly albeit to promote All Party Alliance aims. Birmingham Ladywood is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wallace Leslie Lawler ( 15 March 1912 - 28 September 1972) was a British Liberal politician Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2007, his family transferred all of Creasey's copyrights and other legal rights to Owatonna Media.

Bibliography

(The below list is just the titles that were published by John Long a UK publisher in the name John Creasey - NOT a full list).

Footnotes

  1. ^ Man of Mystery, Ian Millsted, Journal of Liberal History, Issue 57, Winter 2007-08
  2. ^ Bibliographic detail taken from a copy of this book first published by Long (UK) in 1941

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