http://dbpedia.org/data/George_Bellairs.atom 2025-01-04T07:58:49.096311Z http://dbpedia.org/resource/George_Bellairs 2025-01-04T07:58:49.096311Z Harold Blundell George Bellairs was the nom de plume of Harold Blundell (1902–1982), a crime writer and bank manager born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire. He began working for Martins Bank at the age of 15, and stayed there in escalating roles of seniority until his retirement. He then settled in the Isle of Man. He wrote more than 50 books, most featuring the detective Inspector Thomas Littlejohn, and all with the same publisher. His radio comedy The Legacy was aired in 1951. He also wrote four novels under the alternative pseudonym Hilary Landon. His first novel, Littlejohn on Leave, was published in 1941 and his last one, An Old Man Dies, was published close to his death in 1982. He also contributed articles to the Manchester Guardian and to Manx publications such as and received a short review in the print edition of The Spectator in 1958 for his book Corpse at the Carnival. Many of his books were also published by the Thriller Book Club, and several titles have recently been issued in the British Library Crime Classics series. Harold Blundell served on the boards of The United Manchester Hospitals and Manchester Royal Infirmary. He married Gladys Mabel Roberts in 1930. She presented his personal papers to the John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester, England. Blundell died on the Isle of Man in April 1982 just before his eightieth birthday after a protracted illness. 1902 The Inspector Littlejohn series. 1930 George Bellairs, nom de plume de Harold Blundell (Heywood, Grand Manchester, 19 avril 1902 - Île de Man, 18 avril 1982), est un écrivain britannique de roman policier. Gladys Mabel Roberts George Bellairs British 7227 George Bellairs, nom de plume de Harold Blundell (Heywood, Grand Manchester, 19 avril 1902 - Île de Man, 18 avril 1982), est un écrivain britannique de roman policier. Bank manager, author, detective fiction writer George Bellairs was the nom de plume of Harold Blundell (1902–1982), a crime writer and bank manager born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire. He began working for Martins Bank at the age of 15, and stayed there in escalating roles of seniority until his retirement. He then settled in the Isle of Man. Harold Blundell served on the boards of The United Manchester Hospitals and Manchester Royal Infirmary. He married Gladys Mabel Roberts in 1930. She presented his personal papers to the John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester, England. George Bellairs Harold Blundell Heywood, UK George Bellairs George Bellairs April 1982 1902 1116862017 3760403 1982

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