Edgar Lustgarten Net Worth is
$200,000
Edgar Lustgarten Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Edgar Marcus Lustgarten (3 May 1907 – 15 December 1978) was a British broadcaster and noted crime writer.Born in the Broughton Park area of Manchester, he was the son of Joseph and Sara (née Finklestein) Lustgarten. His father was a Latvian-Jewish barrister. Lustgarten was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College Oxford. He was President of the Oxford Union in 1930. His years at the bar - he was a practising barrister, 1930-40 - provided the background to his crime novels and his studies in true crime.During the Second World War he was medically unfit for active service but worked in Radio Counter-Propaganda, 1940–45, under the name of 'Brent Wood' to deflect from Jewish associations. He was a BBC staff producer, 1945–48, and organiser of the BBC television programme, 'In the News', 1950–54, and of the ATV programme, 'Free Speech', 1955-61.His books included crime fiction, but most were accounts of true-life criminal cases. The legal justice system and courtroom procedures were his main interests and his writings reflect this. He also wrote numerous articles for newspapers and presented the radio series Advocate Extraordinary. He used to say that he had no schedules, writing everywhere any time, on bars, on cars and while walking by the streets.He is most widely remembered for hosting the filmed crime series Scotland Yard and The Scales of Justice in the 1950s and 1960s, filmed at Merton Park Studios, London, SW19. One of those programmes, Scotland Yard was broadcast beginning on 17 November 1957, on the American Broadcasting Company in the United States. In addition his novel Game For Three Losers was filmed as an episode of Merton Park's Edgar Wallace Mysteries.Lustgarten died at the Marylebone Library while reading The Spectator. In the decade following his death, Lustgarten briefly ascended into the realm of pop culture when his inimitable voice was heard in dance music. Samples of him reading from "Death on the Crumbles" were used in the Australian band "Severed Heads" 1984 hit song "Dead Eyes Opened". His works are still used as introductory readings in several law schools in different countries because of their accuracy on the atmosphere of trials and attorneys' behaviour. He was famously mimicked as the Narrator in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.In October 2012 his film work made its debut on DVD when Network DVD released the complete series of The Scales of Justice as a two-disc set. Scotland Yard is scheduled for release in January 2013.
Date Of Birth | May 3, 1907 |
Died | 1978-12-15 |
Place Of Birth | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Profession | Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer |
Nationality | English |
Star Sign | Taurus |
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1 | In the 1950s attempted to woo the actress Miriam Karlin, the attention was not returned. |
2 | English writer, broadcaster and newspaper columnist of Latvian-Jewish ancestry. Educated at St. John's College Oxford, he began his working life as a barrister. He was employed as a BBC staff producer during World War II and later became known as the host of the three-reel crime series Scotland Yard and Scales of Justice, filmed at Merton Park Studios in the 1950's and 60's. |
3 | Died during a visit to London's Marylebone Public Library. |
4 | A young lady (thought to be a mistress he had spurned), was found dead in his bath after committing suicide. |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Scales of Justice | 1962-1967 | TV Series | Host |
The Never Never Murder | 1961 | Short | Host |
The Square Mile Murder | 1961 | Short | Host |
Wings of Death | 1961 | Short | Host |
The Grand Junction Case | 1961 | Short | Host |
The Silent Weapon | 1961 | Short | Host |
The Last Train | 1960 | Short | Host |
The Dover Road Mystery | 1960 | Short | Host |
The Ghost Train Murder | 1959 | Short | Host |
The Unseeing Eye | 1959 | Short | Host |
Mad Little Island | 1958 | uncredited | |
Crime of Honour | 1958 | Short | Host |
The Crossroad Gallows | 1958 | Short | Host |
Print of Death | 1958 | Short | Host |
The Loretta Young Show | 1958 | TV Series | Narrator |
Night Crossing | 1957 | Short | Host |
The Mail Van Murder | 1957 | Short | Host |
The Tyburn Case | 1957 | Short | Host |
The White Cliffs Mystery | 1957 | Short | Host |
The Case of the Smiling Widow | 1957 | Short | Host |
Inside Information | 1957 | Short | Host |
Bullet from the Past | 1957 | Short | Host |
The Lonely House | 1957 | Short | Host |
Person Unknown | 1956 | Short | Host |
Destination Death | 1956 | Short | Host |
The Case of the River Morgue | 1956 | Short | Host |
Wall of Death | 1956 | Short | Host |
Murder Anonymous | 1955 | Short | Host |
The Mysterious Bullet | 1955 | Short | Host |
The Stateless Man | 1955 | Short | Host |
Night Plane to Amsterdam | 1955 | Short | Host |
Passenger to Tokyo | 1954 | Short | Host |
Fatal Journey | 1954 | Short | Host |
The Silent Witness | 1954 | Short | Host |
Late Night Final | 1954 | Short | Host |
The Dark Stairway | 1954 | Short | Host |
The Blazing Caravan | 1954 | Short | Host |
The Strange Case of Blondie | 1954 | Short | Host |
The Candlelight Murder | 1953 | Short | Host |
The Missing Man | 1953 | Short | Host |
The Drayton Case | 1953 | Short | Host |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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In the News | 1950-1953 | TV Series compiled by - 22 episodes | |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | 1965 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
Game for Three Losers | 1965 | novel | |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | 1958 | writer | |
The Long Dark Hall | 1951 | novel "A Case to Answer" | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Motorway File | 1975 | Short | Himself - Commentator |
The Scales of Justice | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Introduced by |
Company of Fools | 1966 | Short | Himself - Introduced by |
Panorama | 1962 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Evidence in Concrete | 1960 | Short | Himself - Host |