Having sustained injuries during World War I , the young Arnold Ridley was forced to give up a budding acting career and turn to writing. He hit the jackpot with 'The Ghost Train' which was a great West End success and has been filmed several times. This was followed by a number of other plays during the 1920s and 1930s. In later life he returned ...
Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]
Profession
Actor, Writer, Director
Education
University of Bristol
Nationality
British
Spouse
Althea Parker March
Children
Nicolas
Movies
The Ghost Train, Dad's Army, Crooks in Cloisters, Stolen Face, The Amorous Milkman, Easy Money, The Flying Fool, Third Time Lucky, East of Ludgate Hill, Who Killed the Cat?, Royal Eagle
TV Shows
Dad's Army, Starr and Company
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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I wrote "Ghost Train" in 1927 and they have been rewriting it ever since.
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Fact
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Son of William Robert Ridley (1871-1931) and Rosa Caroline Ridley (née Morrish) (1870-1956).
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
He was the oldest cast member of Dad's Army (1968).
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He got the idea for his most famous play, The Ghost Train, when he was at a deserted Mangotsfield Station, on the outskirts of Bristol, waiting hours for his connection to Bath. The station buildings have since largely disappeared, though it's possible to see the remains via the Bristol to Bath railway path, which has replaced the railway line.
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Played "Doughy" Hood, the baker during the 1960s in the long running BBC radio series, "The Archers".
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