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Francis Henry Durbridge (listen ⓘ; 25 November 1912 – 10 April 1998) [1] [2] 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.
Francis Henry Durbridge (listen ⓘ; 25 November 1912 – 11 April 1998) [1] 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.
The Thirty Nine Steps has become a huge West End hit again, doing just that – but it's a shame that Durbridge's thrillers have disappeared so completely.
Francis Henry Durbridge was an English playwright and author born in Hull. In 1938, he created the character Paul Temple for the BBC radio serial Send for Paul Temple. A crime novelist and detective, the gentlemanly Temple solved numerous crimes with the help of Steve Trent, a Fleet Street journalist who later became his wife.
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- April 11, 1998
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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.
Apr 12, 1998 · TO CHILDREN of the 1940s and 1950s, who grew up in the Radio Age, Francis Durbridge is the sound of Coronation Scot, that most compelling of descriptive light music pieces by Vivian Ellis which...
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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 originally...
