A.P. Herbert
music_department, soundtrack, writer
- Birth name:
- Alan Patrick Herbert
- Born:
- 1890-09-24, Elstead, Surrey, England, UK
- Died:
- 1971-11-11, London, England, UK
- Professions:
- music_department, soundtrack, writer
Biography
English novelist and essayist Alan Patrick Herbert was born in London, England, in 1890. An Oxford graduate, he served in the Royal Navy in World War I and took part in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in Turkey, which resulted in heavy casualties and a resounding defeat for the Allied forces. He later fought in France, where he was so severely wounded that he received a medical discharge. He was admitted to the bar in 1918, and served for two years as a private secretary to a member of the British Parliament. In 1924 he became a staff writer for "Punch" magazine--to which he had been a contributing writer since 1910--and in 1935 he was elected to the British Parliament as an Independent representing Oxford. His best-known novels are probably "The House by the River" and "The Water Gipsies", both of which were turned into successful films.
Filmography
Written (3)
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