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Lustgarten was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford. He was President of the Oxford Union for the Hilary term of 1930. His years at the bar—he was a practising barrister, 1930–40—provided the background to his crime novels and his studies in true crime. [7] In 1932 he married Joyce Goldstone in Manchester. [8]
Jul 22, 2022 · Edgar Lustgarten would ask his audience, which consisted of the millions who flocked to cinemas in postwar Britain. ‘Perhaps you’d rather not say.’ For many filmgoers, his short Scotland Yard B movies were a regular part of the evening’s entertainment throughout the 1950s.
Edgar Lustgarten was born on May 3, 1907 in Manchester, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958), The Long Dark Hall (1951) and In the News (1950). He was married to Joyce Goldstone. He died on December 15, 1978 in London, England, UK.
- May 3, 1907
- December 15, 1978
Edgar Lustgarten was born on 3 May 1907 in Manchester, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958), The Long Dark Hall (1951) and In the News (1950). He was married to Joyce Goldstone. He died on 15 December 1978 in London, England, UK.
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- May 3, 1907
- Edgar Lustgarten
- December 15, 1978
Rate. Short. Just prior to World War II, a salesman murders a drunken man who just won a football pool. Through dogged investigation and the assistance of a bank manager, Scotland Yard arrests the killer. Director Ken Hughes Stars Edgar Lustgarten Alexander Gauge Edgar Driver.
Dec 22, 2022 · Edgar Lustgarten would ask his audience, which consisted of the millions who flocked to cinemas in postwar Britain. ‘Perhaps you’d rather not say.’ It is easy to forget now, when rarely a day passes without a blood-soaked ‘true crime’ documentary on television, that there was a time when such fare barely existed.
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Edgar Marcus Lustgarten was a British broadcaster and noted crime writer. Born in the Broughton Park area of Manchester, he was the son of Joseph and Sara Lustgarten. His father was a Latvian-Jewish barrister. Lustgarten was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College Oxford. He was President of the Oxford Union in 1930.
