Peter Cheyney Net Worth
Peter Cheyney Net Worth is
$200,000
Peter Cheyney Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse Cheyney (22 February 1896 – 26 June 1951) – known as Peter Cheyney – was a British crime fiction writer who flourished between 1936 and 1951. Cheyney is perhaps best-known for his short stories and novels novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution, which, starting in 1953, were adapted into a series of French movies, all starring Eddie Constantine. (The most well-known of these, the 1965 science fiction film Alphaville, was not directly based on a Cheyney novel.) | Date Of Birth | February 22, 1896, East End of London, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | June 26, 1951, London, United Kingdom |
| Place Of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Profession | Writer |
| Spouse | Lauretta Singer Groves (m. 1948–1951) |
| Parents | Catherine Cheyney , Arthur Cheyney |
| Movies | Poison Ivy, Meet Mr. Callaghan, Your Turn, Darling |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His pulp detective novels were very popular with members of the armed forces during World War II, which may have compensated for the generally bad reviews which Cheyney received from critics throughout his career. However, Cheyney himself was a keen supporter of the British Union of Fascists before the war, something he was keen to play down in later years. |
| 2 | Military service in World War I, invalided out in 1917. |
| 3 | Based his hard-boiled detective stories on his experience as a police reporter and crime investigator in the 1920's. |
| 4 | Crime novelist and creator of private detective, Lemmy Caution. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Au théâtre ce soir | 1981 | TV Series novel "Dance without music" - 1 episode | |
| Les grands détectives | 1974 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
| Slim Callaghan greift ein | 1964 | TV Series novel - 8 episodes | |
| Your Turn, Darling | 1963 | novel | |
| Ladies' Man | 1962 | novel | |
| Women Are Like That | 1960 | novel "I'll Say She Does" | |
| Et par ici la sortie | 1957 | scenario | |
| Vous pigez? | 1955 | novel | |
| Plus de whisky pour Callaghan! | 1955 | novel "It Couldn't Matter Less" | |
| Amazing Mr. Callaghan | 1955 | novel "Sorry You Have Been Troubled" | |
| Meet Mr. Callaghan | 1954 | novel "The Urgent Hangman" | |
| Les femmes s'en balancent | 1954 | novel "Dames Don't Care" | |
| This Man Is Dangerous | 1953 | novel "This Man is Dangerous" | |
| Poison Ivy | 1953 | novel | |
| Brelan d'as | 1952 | story - segment "Je suis un tendre" | |
| Meet Mr. Callaghan | 1952 | TV Movie novel "The Urgent Hangman" | |
| Diplomatic Courier | 1952 | novel "Sinister Errand" | |
| Uneasy Terms | 1948 | novel / screenplay | |
| Wife of General Ling | 1937 | story | |
| The Deputy Drummer | 1935 | scenario |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleidoscope | 1947 | TV Series | Himself - Meet Your Favourite Author segment |
Known for movies
Uneasy Terms (1948)
as Writer
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
as Writer
Poison Ivy (1953)
as Writer
This Man Is Dangerous (1953)
as Writer