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Elleston Trevor | |
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.jpg) The author in 1970 | |
| Born | 17 February 1920 Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Died | 21 July 1995 (aged 75) Arizona, US |
| Occupation(s) | British novelist and playwright - creator of Quiller |
| Years active | 1943–1995 |
Elleston Trevor (17 February 1920[1] – 21 July 1995[2]) was a British novelist and playwright who wrote under several pseudonyms. Born Trevor Dudley-Smith, he eventually changed his name to Elleston Trevor.[citation needed] Trevor worked in many genres, but is principally remembered for his 1964 adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix, written as Elleston Trevor, and for a series of Cold War thrillers featuring the British secret agent Quiller, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall.[3]
In all, Trevor wrote over 100 books.[4]
He also wrote as Simon Rattray, Howard North, Roger Fitzalan, Mansell Black, Trevor Burgess, Warwick Scott, Caesar Smith and Lesley Stone.
- ^ Reginald, Menville & Burgess 2010, p. 1105.
- ^ Mel Gussow (25 July 1995). "Elleston Trevor, 75, Novelist of Many Names and Books". The New York Times. p. A13.
- ^ Panek, Leroy L. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980 (1981), pp. 258-271
- ^ Gussow, Mel (25 July 1995). "Elleston Trevor, 75, Novelist of Many Names and Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 September 2019.