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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. Among those who admire and are inspired by Lewis’s pioneering writing ...
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Lewis's final book, assessed as his best by some critics, was GBH, published in 1980, the title referring to grievous bodily harm in British law. [8] [9] [10] Lewis died in 1982 aged 42 of alcohol-related causes. [11] In October 2017 Nick Triplow published a detailed biography Getting Carter: Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit Noir. [12]
Sep 29, 2008 · Sep 29, 2008. The Man Behind Get Carter: Ted Lewis. 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.
There’s a glimpse of post-Carter celebrity with Ted and his wife Jo Lewis’s interview in the Daily Express in 1971, which bore the headline: WHY JO IS WORRIED ABOUT HER GENTLE HUSBAND. Jo explains how she can’t stop watching her husband’s every move to assure herself he isn’t adopting his characters’ faults.
Oct 9, 2017 · That’s as much as must-read as the Get Carter movie is a must-see. Getting Carter: Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit Noir by Nick Tripoli is published by No Exit Press on 26th October 2017 and is available to pre-order now. Find out more about the book at the Amazon website.
Oct 4, 2017 · The time is past when one could accurately describe Ted Lewis as a lost or under appreciated author. His best books have recently been re-released, Mike Hodge’s 1971 film, Get Carter, based on Lewis second novel, Jack’s Return Home, continues to be seen as a crime cinema classic, and Lewis’s profound, albeit posthumous, influence on the origins on Brit Noir is regularly reiterated by ...
Celebrating the Legacy of North Lincolnshire Novelist and Artist, Ted Lewis, Father of British Noir. Not just a pile of books, here you can discover the art, eventful life and times of of author Ted Lewis who wrote Get Carter which is regarded as the best British gangster film of all time. Lewis was not only a prolific author but a jazz pianist ...
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