John Creasey was the seventh of nine children born to Joseph Creasey, a coachmaker, and Ruth Creasey. They were very poor, and John suffered a bout of polio, resulting in his not learning to walk until he was six. He was ten when a schoolmaster suggested he had a gift for writing. John left school at the age of fourteen, trying to become a ...
Sometimes I fail in what I'm trying to do--perhaps it's more than I can cope with. I've no idea ahead of time of what will develop; the plot and any other ideas all happen simultaneously in the . . . if you'll forgive the pompous phrase . . . in the "act of creation", as it were . . . None of it is easy.
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Fact
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He wrote over 565 books under 25 pseudonyms.
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He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1946 for services in the United Kingdom's National Savings Movement during World War II.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gideon C.I.D.
TV Series original story by - 22 episodes, 1964 - 1967 based on characters created by - 2 episodes, 1965 based on characters by - 1 episode, 1966 original characters by - 1 episode, 1965
The Baron
TV Series characters and novel - 14 episodes, 1966 - 1967 based on the character created by - 12 episodes, 1966 - 1967 character - 3 episodes, 1966 - 1967 based on characters created by - 1 episode, 1966
$900,000
