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11 April 1998
- Francis Henry Durbridge, crime writer: born Hull, Yorkshire 25 November 1912; married 1940 Norah Lawley (two sons); died London 11 April 1998.
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Apr 12, 1998 · Francis Henry Durbridge, crime writer: born Hull, Yorkshire 25 November 1912; married 1940 Norah Lawley (two sons); died London 11 April 1998.
Francis Henry Durbridge (listen ⓘ; 25 November 1912 – 11 April 1998) was an English dramatist and author, best known for the creation of the character Paul Temple, the gentlemanly detective who appeared in 16 BBC multi-part radio serials from 1938 onward.
Apr 17, 1998 · Francis Durbridge, creator of the popular radio and television detective Paul Temple, died on Saturday at his home here. He was 85. The Paul Temple adventures ran for three decades on BBC Radio...
Apr 11, 1998 · Veteran BBC playwright dies. The playwright and author Francis Durbridge has died at his London home following a long illness. He was 85. He built his reputation on detective serials...
Nov 13, 2020 · Abstract. Best known for creating Paul Temple, a crime novelist turned investigator whose adventures were serialised on radio and television as well as appearing in novelised form, Francis Henry Durbridge was also a prolific author of other serial thrillers for television and radio and, in the 1970s, turned to writing stage plays.
- Victoria Stewart
- 2020
In 1998, on the death of author Francis Durbridge, the BBC broadcast a radio documentary about Paul Temple written and presented by Jeffrey Richards, entitled Send For Paul Temple (aired on 20 May 1998), which included extracts from surviving recordings held in the BBC Sound Archive such as the first ever serial in 1938.
Oct 9, 2009 · Francis Durbridge I suspect there are readers who not only remember Durbridge's work but who can also whistle his theme tune, which was either 'Coronation Scot' by Vivian Ellis, or Rimski-Korsakov's 'Scheherezade', depending on your age.
