R.F. Delderfield(1912-1972)

Writer

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R.F. Delderfield was born on 12 February 1912 in New Cross, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for C'est formidable d'être jeune (1956), All Over the Town (1949) and Glad Tidings! (1953). He was married to May ("Marnie") Evans. He died on 24 June 1972 in Sidmouth, Devon, England, UK.

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Known for

Vernon Gray and Janette Scott in C'est formidable d'être jeune (1956)

C'est formidable d'être jeune

6.3

Writer(uncredited)

1956

Sarah Churchill and Norman Wooland in All Over the Town (1949)

All Over the Town

6.6

Writer

1949

Glad Tidings! (1953)

5.0

Writer

1953

Diana Dors in Fièvre blonde (1955)

5.9

Writer

1955

Credits

Writer

Come Home Charlie and Face Them
7.3
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1990
Diana
8.5
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1984
To Serve Them All My Days
8.5
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1980–1981
A Horseman Riding By
7.5
TV Series
- novel
- 1978
People Like Us
7.9
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1978
Jezebel ex UK
7.7
TV Series
- writer
- 1963
BBC Sunday-Night Play
8.5
TV Series
- play
- writer
- 1960–1962
Deux des commandos
5.7
- from a treatment by
- novel "Stop at a Winner"
- 1961
Saturday Playhouse
TV Series
- writer
- 1959
Allez-y sergent!
6.3
- by
- 1958
The Adventures of Ben Gunn
9.0
TV Series
- writer
- 1958
No Shepherds Watched
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1957
The Recording Angells
TV Series
- writer
- 1956
Home and Away
6.4
- additional dialogue
- 1956
Keep It Clean
4.0
- screenplay
- 1956

Personal details

Born
- February 12, 1912
- New Cross, London, England, UK
Died
- June 24, 1972
- Sidmouth, Devon, England, UK(lung cancer)
Spouse
- May ("Marnie") EvansMarch 14, 1936 - June 24, 1972 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Novel: "Come Home Charlie, And Face Them" ISBN 0340286415 (filmed as Come Home Charlie and Face Them (1990))
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
The location and environment for "The Avenue" ("The Dreaming Suburb" and "The Avenue Goes To War") is based extensively on Addiscombe, near Croydon, where R F Delderfield lived between the ages of 6 and 11.

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