Frank Tilsley Explained
Frank Tilsley |
Birth Name: | Frank Vincent Tilsley |
Birth Date: | 5 May 1904 |
Occupation: | Writer (novelist) |
Period: | 20th century |
Genre: | Fiction |
Frank Vincent Tilsley (5 May 1904 – 16 March 1957) was a British novelist, broadcaster, and television dramatist. Tilsley became a full-time author after the publication of his first novel, Plebeian's Progress (1933), and subsequently published over twenty novels, including She Was There Too (1938), Pleasure Beach (1944), Champion Road (1948), Heaven and Herbert Common (1953), and Brother Nap (1954). His novel Mutiny (1958) was adapted for film and released as H.M.S. Defiant, starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde, in 1962. Tilsley was also a frequent radio broadcaster and writer of popular television shows including The Makepeace Story.
Life
Tilsley was born in Lancashire and grew up in Manchester, where he was educated at Chapel Street Council School, Levenshulme. He worked in a variety of fields, including as an accountant's clerk and a schoolteacher. His first novel, Plebeian's Progress (1933), was met warmly by critics and was "highly valued for the authenticity of its critical depiction of working-class conditions in a period of economic depression." Following the success of his debut novel, Tilsley was able to write full-time. He continued writing until his death in 1957, publishing over twenty novels. During World War II, he served in the RAF as a war reporter, and was given the rank of Squadron Leader. After the war, Tilsley joined the BBC, where he wrote for both radio and television.
Selected work
- Book: 1938 . She Was There Too . .
- Book: 1938 . I'd Hate to Be Dead . .
- Book: 1939 . We Live and Learn . .
- Book: 1939 . Little Tin God . .
- Book: 1940 . The Love Story of Gilbert Bright .
- Book: 1940 . Wonderful Journey . .
- Book: 1941 . The Lady in the Fur Coat . .
- Book: 1942 . What's in It for Walter .
- Book: 1944 . Pleasure Beach . .
- Book: 1945 . Jim Comes Home . .
- Book: 1946 . Peggy Windsor and the American Soldier .
- Book: 1950 . The Jungle of Your Heart . .
- Book: 1953 . Fortunate Man . .
- Book: 1954 . Voice of the Crowd . .
- Book: 1954 . Brother Nap . .
- Book: 1955 . Thicker Than Water . .
- Book: 1958 . By Special Request . Tilsley was a contributor .
- Book: 1958 . Mutiny ., .
- News: Manchester Guardian (The) . The Manchester Guardian . Tilsley . Frank . October 31, 1933 . The Test . subscription . City . 27190 . 18 (col. 1) . Newspapers.com.
- News: Manchester Guardian (The) . The Manchester Guardian . Tilsley . Frank . December 9, 1936 . Fourteen . subscription . City . 28154 . 20 (col. 1) . Newspapers.com.
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References
- News: . Birmingham Post & Birmingham Gazette (The) . The Birmingham Post . March 18, 1957 . Author Dead in Garage . re: Frank Tilsley, age 52, died March 16, 1951 . 30752 . – via Newspapers.com.
- Web site: . Goodreads . Goodreads . Frank Tilsley . bio & reading list . July 30, 2018.
- Book: . [{{GBurl|id=mDMWvgAACAAJ }} H.M.S. Defiant ]. Published by the author, Frank Tilsley, July 27, 2016 . en . .
- Book: . Tilsley, Frank . Oxford Companion (The) . Oxford Companion . Stringer . Jenny . 1996 . The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English . Oxford University Press . ; ;, .
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