Houghton Townley
Captain Houghton Townley was a writer. He authored The Gay Lord Waring, The Bishop's Emeralds and The Splendid Coward which were adapted to film.[1] F. McGrew Willis wrote the film adaptation of his novel The Gay Lord Waring.[2]
The Bishop's Emeralds was a drama featuring English society life.[3]
Townley served in the British Army.[4]
Bibliography[edit]
- Secret of the Raft[5]
- A Minion[citation needed]
- His Own Accuser
- The Bishop's Emeralds (1908), W. J. Watt & Co., illustrated by Will Grefe
- The Scarlet Feather (1909)
- English Woodlands and Their Story (1910)[6]
- The Gay Lord Waring (1910)[7]
Filmography[edit]
- The Gay Lord Waring (1916)
- The Splendid Coward (1918)
- The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)[8][9]
Further reading[edit]
- Dictionary of British Comic Artists by Alan Clark, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, pp. 165–166
References[edit]
- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
- ^ Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow Jr., Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (1919). "Theatre Magazine".
- ^ "The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, February 13, 1920, Image 4". National Endowment for the Humanities. 13 February 1920 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- ^ "The Spectator - Google Books". Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Townley, Houghton (21 September 1910). "English Woodlands and Their Story". Methuen & Company, Limited – via Google Books.
- ^ Townley, Houghton (21 September 1910). "The Gay Lord Waring". W.J. Watt – via Google Books.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ "Frank Beresford compliment - bishops emeralds". 25 November 1919. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
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