Leonard Reginald Gribble was born in 1908 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. He was a prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms. He served in the Press and Censorship Division of the Ministry of Information in London from 1940-45. He was a founding member of the Crime Writers Association in 1953, and also wrote Westerns (under the name Landon Grant) and books on nonfiction subjects such as criminology, as well as producing compilations and editorial works.
British crime writer (1908-1985)
| Born | 1 February 1908 |
| Died | 27 September 1985 |
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British crime writer (1908-1985)
| Born | 1 February 1908 |
| Died | 27 September 1985 |
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Case studies, Murder, Fiction, Biography, Police, Great Britain, Criminals, Crime, Fiction in English, Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office. Criminal Investigation Department, Crime and criminals, Detectives, Criminal investigation, Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office. Criminal Investigation Dept, Large type books, World War, 1939-1945, Aerial operations, Conspiracies, Detective and mystery stories, Female offenders, Great Britain. Royal Air Force, History, Murderers, Poetry, TrialsPlaces
Great Britain, England, London, Europe, FRANCE, HOLLAND etc., IRELAND, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), U.K., U.S.A.ID Numbers
- OLID: OL1046763A
- Wikidata: Q3229670
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q3229670
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Alternative names
- Sterry Browning
- James Gannett
- Landon Grant
- Leo Grex
- Louis Grey
- Piers Marlowe
- Dexter Muir
- Bruce Sanders
- MR L GRIBBLE
- Leonard Gribble
- L. Gribble
- Leonard Reginald Gribble
- Leonard GRIBBLE
- Leonard Gribble (Ed.)
- Leonard & Various Authors Gribble
- LEONARD GRIBBLE
- Leonard R. (Leonard Reginald) Gribble
- GRIBBLE LEONARD
- Leonard R. GRIBBLE
- leonard gribble
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