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Ted Lewis (15 January 1940 – 27 March 1982) [1] was a British writer known for his crime fiction. Early life. Alfred Edward Lewis was born in Stretford, Manchester and was an only child. In 1946, the family moved to Barton-upon-Humber in Lincolnshire. As a child, Lewis contracted rheumatic fever and spent almost a year away from school in bed rest.
Oct 21, 2017 · Written by Nick Triplow — Meticulous and thorough detective work is at the heart of this compelling and detailed biography of Ted Lewis, the Humberside author of nine novels, who was a huge influence on Brit Noir and remains so for leading names in crime fiction today.
- Tom Faulkner
GETTING CARTER: TED LEWIS AND HULL NOIR. Nick Triplow reflects on his biography of Ted Lewis, author of the novel Jack’s Return Home, adapted and directed by Mike Hodges as Get Carter in 1971, and how the noir fiction pioneer continues to inspire Hull’s crime fiction festival.
Sep 29, 2008 · Ted Lewis, the man who wrote so convincingly about London-based gangsters, came of age in the same small North Lincolnshire town where he later went down in flames. Lewis continued to live in Barton-Upon-Humber while attending Hull College of Art, commuting across the Humber estuary via ferry.
Ted Lewis (15 January 1940 – 27 March 1982) [1] was a British writer known for his crime fiction.
Oct 4, 2017 · As Triplow puts it: ‘Ted Lewis’s story is as much about these unfashionable, unheralded places and how they fed into his work as it is about the zeitgeist-riding moments: 50s trad jazz, the Beatle’s Yellow Submarine, the dark corners of 1960s Soho, the creation of Brit Noir, Z Cars and Doctor Who.’.
Legacy of 'Edward Alfred (Ted) Lewis'. Alfred Edward Lewis was born in Stretford, Manchester in January 1940 as an only child. In 1946, the family moved to Barton-upon-Humber in Lincolnshire. When he was six, Lewis contracted rheumatic fever and spent time recovering, spending this time reading and drawing. These activities defined his lifetime ...
