Author, born in
1889 at
Cardiff in
Wales. He began as a journalist, but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels, the most successful of which was "Fame is the Spur" (
1940), which has been both a major film and a
BBC television series. He died in 1965.
Other works include:
- Shabby Tiger (1934)
- Rachel Rosing (1935)
- My son, my son (originally titled "Oh, Absalom") (1938)
- Time and the Hour (1957)