David Harsent was born in December 1942 in Devon, England. He is a writer and composer, known for When She Died... Death of a Princess (2002), Holby City (1999) and Gawain (1991). He has been married to Julia Watson since July 1989. They have one child.
As Jack Curtis, wrote crime novels, including "Crow's Parliament" and "The Confessor" and as David Lawrence police procedurals featuring Detective Sergeant Stella Mooney.
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As a poet, his published collections include "News from the Front", "A Bird's Idea of Flight", "Marriage" and "Legion".