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British writer

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. F. McGrew Willis wrote the film adaptation of his novel The Gay Lord Waring.

The Bishop's Emeralds was a drama featuring English society life.

Townley served in the British Army.

Bibliography

  • Secret of the Raft
  • A Minion
  • 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)
  • The Gay Lord Waring (1910)

Filmography

Further reading

  • Dictionary of British Comic Artists by Alan Clark, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, pp. 165–166

References

  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
  2. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
  3. Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow Jr., Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (1919). "Theatre Magazine".
  4. "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.
  5. "The Spectator - Google Books". 1909. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. Townley, Houghton (21 September 1910). "English Woodlands and Their Story". Methuen & Company, Limited – via Google Books.
  7. Townley, Houghton (21 September 1910). "The Gay Lord Waring". W.J. Watt – via Google Books.
  8. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  9. "Frank Beresford compliment - bishops emeralds". Edmonton Journal. 25 November 1919. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.


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