John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs ( born May 11, 1910 in London, † 12 December 1970 Lingston; actually John Keys) was a British writer, film director and screenwriter.
Life
Carstairs came at a young age about the film and began as a cameraman and assistant director. From 1936 he held regular Director, with the main part of his work represented comedies without much depth. In addition to screenplays to some of his films Carstairs wrote over 30 novels and also made a name for himself as a painter. For television, he directed episodes for series such as Simon Templar.
Works
- Movie Merry- Go-Round. Newnes, London 1937
- Vinegar and Brown Paper. Hurst & Blackett, London 1939
- Curried Pineapple. Hurst & Blackett, London 1940
- Nicer to Stay in Hurst & Blackett Cond, London 1940
- " Bunch". A Biography of Nelson Keys. London 1941
- " Whatho She bumps ". Hurst & Blackett, London 1941
- But Wishes Are not Horses. Hurst & Blackett, London 1942
- Honest Injun! A Light - Hearted Autobiography. Hurst & Blackett, London 1942
- Down the wide stream. Hurst & Blackett, London 1943
- Rain on Her Face. Hurst & Blackett, London 1943
- No Music in the Nightingale. Hurst & Blackett, London 1944
- Gremlins in the Cabbage Patch. Hurst & Blackett, London 1944
- Magical What the Moment. Hurst & Blackett, London 1945
- Lollipop Wood. A Story for Children. Hutchinson 's Books for Young People, London 1946
- Kimmie. Hurst & Blackett, London and New York 1946
- Love and Ella Rafferty. London 1947
- Nothing Happens Mondays. Hurst & Blackett, London 1947
- My Fancy Has Wings. Hurst & Blackett, London 1948
- Solid! Said the Earl. Hurst & Blackett, London 1948
- Fingle Fangle. Hurst & Blackett, London 1949
- Tinsel and Stars. Hurst & Blackett, London 1950
- Call No Man Faithful. Hutchinson, London 1951
- Exultation of Skylarks. Hutchinson, London 1952
- Hope Comes on the South Wind. Hutchinson, London 1953
- Sunshine and Champagne. Hutchinson, London 1955
- Gardenias Bruise Easily. London 1958 ( German gardenias wither quickly. Goldmann, Munich, and crime -Verlag, Wollerau, 1971, ISBN 3-442-04105-8 )
- Watercolour Is Fun. The Artist's Handbooks, no. 9 Artist Publishing Co., London and New York 1958
- No Wooden Overcoat. London 1959
- Touch a French pom-pom. London 1960 ( German meeting St. Tropez. Goldmann, Munich, and crime -Verlag, Wollerau, 1971, ISBN 3- 442-04099 -X)
- Pardon My Gun. WH Allen, London, 1962 ( dt The Afternoon of a murderer. Goldmann, Munich, and crime -Verlag, Wollerau, 1971)
- The Concrete kimono. W. H. Allen, London 1965
- A Smell of Peardrops. W. H. Allen, London 1966
- No Thanks for the Shroud. WH Allen, London, 1967, ISBN 0-491-00140-1 (German MP in delicate fingers. Goldmann, Munich, and crime -Verlag, Wollerau, 1971, ISBN 3-442-04082-5 )