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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 · It was good timing for the film too and he sold the rights to MGM. It appealed to producer Michael Klinger who was on the look out for a homegrown, edgy thriller. Lewis returned to the character of Jack Carter in two further novels, the underwhelming Jack Carter’s Law (1974) and Jack Carter and the Mafia Pigeon (1977).
- Tom Faulkner
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.
Oct 26, 2017 · Hardcover – 26 Oct. 2017. Longlisted for the 2018 CWA Non Fiction Dagger. The story of Ted Lewis carries historical and cultural resonances for our own troubled times. Get Carter are two words to bring a smile of fond recollection to all British film lovers of a certain age.
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- Nick Triplow
When visiting the centre admire the wonderful local sketches and fine art that propelled him to manage animation on The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, wander through where Ted worked, see the dark places he wrote about and hear his jazz.
Ted Lewis (15 January 1940 – 27 March 1982) [1] was a British writer known for his crime fiction.
