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John Creasey (1908–1973)

John Creasey was the seventh of nine children born to Joseph Creasey, a coachmaker, and Ruth Creasey. They were very poor, and John suffered a bout of polio, resulting in his not learning to walk until he was six. He was ten when a schoolmaster suggested he had a gift for writing. John left school at the age of fourteen... See full bio »

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Filmography

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Hide HideWriter (7 titles)
1964-1967 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
How to Retire Without Really Working (1967) (creator / as J.J. Marric)
The Millionaire's Daughter (1966) (creator / as J.J. Marric)
The Reluctant Witness (1966) (creator / as J.J. Marric)
A Perfect Crime (1966) (creator / as J.J. Marric)
Boy with a Gun (1966) (creator / as J.J. Marric)
 
1966-1967 The Baron (TV series)
Countdown (1967) (characters and novel)
The Man Outside (1967) (characters and novel)
Roundabout (1967) (character)
The Long Long Day (1967) (characters and novel)
So Dark the Night (1967) (characters and novel)
 
1965 The Man in a Looking Glass (TV movie) (characters and novel)
 
1958 The Desperate Men (novel / as Michael Halliday)
 
1958 Gideon of Scotland Yard (novel "Gideon's Day" / as J.J. Marric)
 
1952 Hammer the Toff (novel "Hammer the Toff")
 
1952 Brighthaven Express (novel)
 
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1970 The Great Wall of China
Himself
 
1965 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Contestant
Episode dated 25 January 1965 (1965) … Contestant
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1947) Novel (as Jeremy York): "Run Away to Murder" See more »

Alternate Names:

Gordon Ashe | Norman Deane | Michael Halliday | Kyle Hunt | Peter Manton | J.J. Marric | Richard Martin | Anthony Morton | Ken Ranger | William K. Reilly | Tex Riley | Jeremy York
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Sometimes I fail in what I'm trying to do--perhaps it's more than I can cope with. I've no idea ahead of time of what will develop; the plot and any other ideas all happen simultaneously in the . . . if you'll forgive the pompous phrase . . . in the "act of creation", as it were . . . None of it is easy. See more »

Trivia:

He wrote over 565 books under 25 pseudonyms. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo