Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1998
- Works
- 123
Top works
- Paul Temple und der Fall Valentine ( Originalskript Für ein Achtteiliges Hörspiel)
- Other Man (scripts of the Television Serial)
- Broken Horseshoe (Scripts of the TV Serial)
- Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair (Scripts of the Ten Part Radio Serial)
- Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery (Scripts of the Eight Part Radio Serial)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1912-11-25
- Active to
- 1998-04-11
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,568
- Total plays
- 195,250
Tags
hörspielspoken wordspeechtalkdetective
Francis Henry Durbridge (25 November 1912 - 11 April 1998) was an English playwright and author born in Hull. Educated at Bradford Grammar School in Yorkshire, he was encouraged to write by his English teacher, and continued to do so whilst studying English at Birmingham University. After graduating in 1933, he worked for a short time as a stockbroker's clerk, before selling a radio play to the BBC at the age of 21. In 1938, he created the character Paul Temple, a crime novelist and detective.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kingston upon Hull
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- prose
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- date of birth
- 1912-11-25
- date of death
- 1998-04-11
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
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