Alan Williams (novelist)
Encyclopedia
Alan Williams is an ex-foreign correspondent, novelist and writer of thrillers. He was educated at Stowe
, Grenoble and Heidelberg Universities, and at King's College
, Cambridge
. His father was the actor and writer Emlyn Williams
. His younger brother Brook (1938-2005) was also an actor.
Williams was briefly married to literary agent Maggie Noachhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/maggie-noach-426229.html. Together they compiled The Dictionary of Disgusting Facts.
The motion picture The Pink Jungle
is an adaptation of Williams' novel Snake Water.
He has three children. Owen was born in 1977 and Laura in 1980 with his wife at the time, Antonia. He then married Maggie Noach and their daughter Sophie was born in 1989.
Stowe School
Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was founded on 11 May 1923 by J. F. Roxburgh, initially with 99 male pupils. It is a member of the Rugby Group and Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group...
, Grenoble and Heidelberg Universities, and at King's College
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. His father was the actor and writer Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
George Emlyn Williams, CBE , known as Emlyn Williams, was a Welsh dramatist and actor.-Biography:He was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family in Mostyn, Flintshire....
. His younger brother Brook (1938-2005) was also an actor.
Williams was briefly married to literary agent Maggie Noachhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/maggie-noach-426229.html. Together they compiled The Dictionary of Disgusting Facts.
The motion picture The Pink Jungle
The Pink Jungle
The Pink Jungle is a 1968 film thriller starring James Garner, George Kennedy and Eva Renzi. The film was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Charles Williams, adapting the 1965 novel Snake Water by Alan Williams.-Plot:...
is an adaptation of Williams' novel Snake Water.
He has three children. Owen was born in 1977 and Laura in 1980 with his wife at the time, Antonia. He then married Maggie Noach and their daughter Sophie was born in 1989.
Novels
- Long Run South [1962]
- Barbouze [1964] U.S. title: "The False Beards"
- Snake Water [1965]
- The Brotherhood [1968] U.S. title and U.K. paperback reprint title: "The Purity League"
- The Tale of the Lazy Dog [1970]
- The Beria Papers [1973]
- Gentleman Traitor [1975]
- Shah-Mak [1976] U.S. paperback retitled "A Bullet for the Shah"
- The Widow's War [1978]
- Dead Secret [1980]
- Holy of Holies [1981]
Non-fiction
- Williams, Alan and Noach, Maggie. "The Dictionary of Disgusting Facts" [1986] Foreword by Sir Les Patterson.