Bruce Marshall
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Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Cunningham Bruce Marshall, known as Bruce Marshall (24 June 1899 – 18 June 1987) was a prolific Scottish writer who wrote fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of topics and genres. His first book, A Thief in the Night came out in 1918, possibly self-published. His last, An Account of Capers
was published posthumously in 1988, a span of 70 years.
, Scotland, the son of Claude Niven Marshall and Annie Margaret (Bruce) Marshall. He was educated at St. Andrews
. He became a Roman Catholic in 1917 and remained active and interested in the faith for the rest of his life. He was a member and at times served as an officer in the Una Voce
and the Latin Mass Society organizations.
During World War I
he initially served as a private in the Highland Light Infantry
. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant
into the Royal Irish Fusiliers
in 1918. Six days before the 1918 Armistice he was seriously wounded. Courageous German medical orderlies risked intense shelling to rescue him and he was taken prisoner. His injuries resulted in the amputation
of one leg. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919 and invalided out in 1920.
After the war he completed his education in Scotland, became an auditor, and moved to France where he worked in the Paris branch of Peat Marwick Mitchell
.
In 1928 he married Mary Pearson Clark (1908–1987). They had one daughter—Sheila Elizabeth Bruce Marshall. In 2009, his granddaughter, Leslie Ferrar
, was Treasurer
to the Prince of Wales
.
He was living in Paris during the 1940 Invasion of France and escaped two days before the Nazi occupied the city. Returning to England he rejoined the military, initially serving in the Royal Army Pay Corps
as a lieutenant. He was promoted to captain
in Intelligence
, assisting the French underground
, and then was a lieutenant-colonel in the Displaced Persons Division in Austria. He transferred to the General List in 1945, and left the Army as a lieutenant-colonel in 1946.
After the war Marshall returned to France, moving to the Côte d'Azur and living there for the remainder of his life. He died in Biot
, France, six days before his 88th birthday.
, his stories are usually humorous and mildly satiric and typically have religious overtones.
Important themes which run through his works are Catholicism
, accounting, a Scottish
heritage and war
, adventure
and intrigue
. Often major characters are accountants or Catholic priests. Characters in his novels are often fond of animals and concerned about their treatment. Contempt for modern art and literature is often expressed.
Marshall's first literary work was a collection of short stories
entitled A Thief in the Night published while he was still a student at St. Andrews University. His first novel, This Sorry Scheme
was published in 1924. A stream of novels soon followed, but none of the fiction he wrote before the Second World War gained as much notoriety or staying power as Father Malachy's Miracle
(1931).
After the Second World War Marshall became a writer full-time, giving up his work as an accountant
.
As to his dual career as an accountant and writer, Marshall once said, "I am an accountant who writes books. In accounting circles I am hailed as a great writer. Among novelists I am assumed to be a competent accountant."
Among his better known works after the Second World War is The White Rabbit
(1953), a biography of Wing Commander
F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
, describing his exploits and sufferings while in the Resistance
during World War II
.
In 1959 he was awarded the Włodzimierz Pietrzak prize.
The theme of much of Marshall's works is religion
, with a focus on Roman Catholicism. His first great success, Father Malachy's Miracle
, is about an innocent Scottish
priest
whose encounter with sinful behavior causes him to become involved in a miracle
. A number of his later novels also deal with clergy who are faced with temptation but manage to triumph in a modest and humble manner (e.g., The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
(AKA All Glorious Within) (1944), A Thread of Scarlet
(AKA Satan and Cardinal Campbell) (1959), Father Hilary's Holiday
(1965), The Month of the Falling Leaves
(1963)). Other books centered on religious issues deal more with Catholic doctrine and its relationship to modern life than with personal responsibility, such as The Bishop
(1970), Peter the Second (1976), Urban the Ninth
(1973) and Marx the First (1975).
Like many expatriates, Marshall expressed great love for his homeland
. Most of his books were either set in Great Britain and/or have main characters of British
nationality
. The work which best shows Marshall's affection for Scotland may be The Black Oxen (1972), which Marshall billed as a Scottish Epic.
Several of Marshall's books have themes about espionage
and intrigue
, such as Luckypenny
(1937), A Girl from Lübeck
(1962), The Month of the Falling Leaves
(1963), Operation Iscariot (1974), An Account of Capers
(1988), The Accounting
(AKA The Bank Audit) (1958), and Only Fade Away
(1954).
Some of his novels feature major characters who, like Marshall himself, have suffered the loss of a limb
. Often major characters from one novel appear in minor roles in other novels.
Marshall was relatively popular in his time. His books were reviewed in major publications on both sides of the Atlantic. At least two of his books were Book of the Month Club
selections; Vespers in Vienna
(1947) and The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
(AKA All Glorious Within) (1944), in June 1945. An Armed Services Edition of The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
was also produced.
His books were published in at least nine languages — English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Czech, Portuguese & Spanish.
was adapted for the stage in 1938 by Brian Doherty. The novel was adapted for presentation on The Ford Theatre Hour, an American TV show
, in 1950. In 1961 the novel was the basis for the German film
Das Wunder des Malachias directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann
, Richard Münch
and Christiane Nielsen
.
His 1947 novel Vespers in Vienna
was the basis of the 1949 film The Red Danube
starring Walter Pidgeon
, Ethel Barrymore
, Peter Lawford
, Angela Lansbury
and Janet Leigh
. George Sidney
directed. After the movie's release the novel was re-issued under the title The Red Danube.
His 1953 novel The Fair Bride
was the basis of the 1960 film The Angel Wore Red
starring Ava Gardner
, Dirk Bogarde
, Joseph Cotten
and Vittorio De Sica
. It was the last film directed by Nunnally Johnson
.
His 1952 book, The White Rabbit
, recounting the World War II
exploits of secret agent F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
, was made into a TV mini-series in 1967.
His 1963 novel The Month of the Falling Leaves
was the basis of the 1968 German TV show Der Monat der Fallenden Blätter. Marshall co-wrote the screenplay
with Herbert Asmodi. It was directed by Dietrich Haugk
.
An Account of Capers
An Account of Capers is a novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. His last book, it was published posthumously in 1988.-Plot summary:Set against the background of an Italy poised on the brink of war with Abyssinia in 1935, the story focuses on chartered accountant Arthur Waters. He is sent to...
was published posthumously in 1988, a span of 70 years.
Life and work
Marshall was born in EdinburghEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland, the son of Claude Niven Marshall and Annie Margaret (Bruce) Marshall. He was educated at St. Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
. He became a Roman Catholic in 1917 and remained active and interested in the faith for the rest of his life. He was a member and at times served as an officer in the Una Voce
Una Voce
Una Voce is an international federation of Catholic lay organizations attached to the Tridentine Mass....
and the Latin Mass Society organizations.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he initially served as a private in the Highland Light Infantry
Highland Light Infantry
The Highland Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. In 1923 the regimental title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry ...
. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
into the Royal Irish Fusiliers
Royal Irish Fusiliers
The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th Regiment of Foot and the 89th Regiment of Foot in 1881. The regiment's first title in 1881 was Princess Victoria's , changed in 1920 to The Royal Irish Fusiliers...
in 1918. Six days before the 1918 Armistice he was seriously wounded. Courageous German medical orderlies risked intense shelling to rescue him and he was taken prisoner. His injuries resulted in the amputation
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
of one leg. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919 and invalided out in 1920.
After the war he completed his education in Scotland, became an auditor, and moved to France where he worked in the Paris branch of Peat Marwick Mitchell
KPMG
KPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....
.
In 1928 he married Mary Pearson Clark (1908–1987). They had one daughter—Sheila Elizabeth Bruce Marshall. In 2009, his granddaughter, Leslie Ferrar
Leslie Ferrar
Leslie Jane Ferrar has been Treasurer to Charles, Prince of Wales since January 2005. Her alleged behaviour in office has led to her being dubbed 'the grasping treasurer' by a couple of members of the 'Tabloid' press. Mrs Ferrar is the granddaughter of the author Bruce Marshall and Dr...
, was Treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
to the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
.
He was living in Paris during the 1940 Invasion of France and escaped two days before the Nazi occupied the city. Returning to England he rejoined the military, initially serving in the Royal Army Pay Corps
Royal Army Pay Corps
The Royal Army Pay Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992....
as a lieutenant. He was promoted to captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in Intelligence
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
, assisting the French underground
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
, and then was a lieutenant-colonel in the Displaced Persons Division in Austria. He transferred to the General List in 1945, and left the Army as a lieutenant-colonel in 1946.
After the war Marshall returned to France, moving to the Côte d'Azur and living there for the remainder of his life. He died in Biot
Biot, Alpes-Maritimes
Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes, between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean....
, France, six days before his 88th birthday.
Writing career
A Roman Catholic convertConvert
The convert or try, in American football known as "point after", and Canadian football "Point after touchdown", is a one-scrimmage down played immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score an extra one point by kicking the ball through the uprights , or...
, his stories are usually humorous and mildly satiric and typically have religious overtones.
Important themes which run through his works are Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
, accounting, a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
heritage and war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
, adventure
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
and intrigue
Intrigue
Intrigue is a Sámi band formed in 1989 in Kárášjohka Karasjok, Norway, that sings in North Sami and English.- Intrigue 1994 :# Is This The End# Revolution# Star In The Night# Iešjávre luntat# Angel Heart# Need Your Love# Liar# Voodoo Child# Orbin...
. Often major characters are accountants or Catholic priests. Characters in his novels are often fond of animals and concerned about their treatment. Contempt for modern art and literature is often expressed.
Marshall's first literary work was a collection of short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
entitled A Thief in the Night published while he was still a student at St. Andrews University. His first novel, This Sorry Scheme
This Sorry Scheme
This Sorry Scheme is a 1924 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. An out-spoken story of the consequences of an ill-matched marriage....
was published in 1924. A stream of novels soon followed, but none of the fiction he wrote before the Second World War gained as much notoriety or staying power as Father Malachy's Miracle
Father Malachy's Miracle
-Plot summary:Next to a church in a prosperous Scottish industrial town is the "Garden of Eden", a dance hall of dubious reputation. The "Garden of Eden" is a thorn in the side of the innocent and unworldly Catholic priest Father Malachy, who is praying to God that He will close the dance...
(1931).
After the Second World War Marshall became a writer full-time, giving up his work as an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
.
As to his dual career as an accountant and writer, Marshall once said, "I am an accountant who writes books. In accounting circles I am hailed as a great writer. Among novelists I am assumed to be a competent accountant."
Among his better known works after the Second World War is The White Rabbit
The White Rabbit (book)
The White Rabbit is a 1953 non-fiction book by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. Its title comes from the codename of F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas.-Synopsis:...
(1953), a biography of Wing Commander
Wing Commander (rank)
Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward "Tommy" Yeo-Thomas, GC, MC & Bar, Croix de guerre , Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, was the British Special Operations Executive agent codenamed "The White Rabbit" during World War II...
, describing his exploits and sufferings while in the Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
In 1959 he was awarded the Włodzimierz Pietrzak prize.
The theme of much of Marshall's works is religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, with a focus on Roman Catholicism. His first great success, Father Malachy's Miracle
Father Malachy's Miracle
-Plot summary:Next to a church in a prosperous Scottish industrial town is the "Garden of Eden", a dance hall of dubious reputation. The "Garden of Eden" is a thorn in the side of the innocent and unworldly Catholic priest Father Malachy, who is praying to God that He will close the dance...
, is about an innocent Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
whose encounter with sinful behavior causes him to become involved in a miracle
Miracle
A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...
. A number of his later novels also deal with clergy who are faced with temptation but manage to triumph in a modest and humble manner (e.g., The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith is a 1944 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. The book was a June 1945 Book of the Month Club selection and was also produced as an Armed Services Edition.-Plot summary:...
(AKA All Glorious Within) (1944), A Thread of Scarlet
A Thread of Scarlet
A Thread of Scarlet is a 1959 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall.- Plot summary :The hero, as often in Marshall's novels, is a Scottish priest...
(AKA Satan and Cardinal Campbell) (1959), Father Hilary's Holiday
Father Hilary's Holiday
-Plot summary:After thirty years in the priesthood, Father Hilary seizes the opportunity to attend a religious congress in South America. Father Hilary's well earned holiday is to be spent at a sort of ecumenical conference convened by "el Libertator" the Generalissimo of Tomasia...
(1965), The Month of the Falling Leaves
The Month of the Falling Leaves
- Adaptions :This novel was the basis of the 1968 German TV show Der Monat der Fallenden Blätter. Marshall co-wrote the screenplay with Herbert Asmodi. It was directed by Dietrich Haugk....
(1963)). Other books centered on religious issues deal more with Catholic doctrine and its relationship to modern life than with personal responsibility, such as The Bishop
The Bishop (novel)
The Bishop is a 1970 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall.-Plot summary :This novel is a sort of 'inside look" at the workings of a fictional Roman Catholic Bishop's headquarters in the United Kingdom....
(1970), Peter the Second (1976), Urban the Ninth
Urban the Ninth
- Plot summary :Catholic thriller - In 1990, Urban the Ninth takes over the papacy after Pope Marx I dies in an air crash. Urban IX has to face the Third Secret of Fatima and a mysterious woman: perhaps, Pope Marx's secret lover....
(1973) and Marx the First (1975).
Like many expatriates, Marshall expressed great love for his homeland
Homeland
A homeland is the concept of the place to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin...
. Most of his books were either set in Great Britain and/or have main characters of British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
. The work which best shows Marshall's affection for Scotland may be The Black Oxen (1972), which Marshall billed as a Scottish Epic.
Several of Marshall's books have themes about espionage
Espionage
Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
and intrigue
Intrigue
Intrigue is a Sámi band formed in 1989 in Kárášjohka Karasjok, Norway, that sings in North Sami and English.- Intrigue 1994 :# Is This The End# Revolution# Star In The Night# Iešjávre luntat# Angel Heart# Need Your Love# Liar# Voodoo Child# Orbin...
, such as Luckypenny
Luckypenny (novel)
-Plot summary:Luckypenny, the title character, is married with two young adult children. Like the author himself, Luckypenny has lost a leg in World War I. He works as an accountant with an English arms firm...
(1937), A Girl from Lübeck
A Girl from Lübeck
- Plot summary :Versory, a literary lecturer engaged in spreading English culture throughout Germany, needs a ride after delivering a talk to a group of matrons. Imagine his surprise when his driver is the gorgeous Hannelore, a girl in a thousand.Her blond beauty and charming personality ensnare...
(1962), The Month of the Falling Leaves
The Month of the Falling Leaves
- Adaptions :This novel was the basis of the 1968 German TV show Der Monat der Fallenden Blätter. Marshall co-wrote the screenplay with Herbert Asmodi. It was directed by Dietrich Haugk....
(1963), Operation Iscariot (1974), An Account of Capers
An Account of Capers
An Account of Capers is a novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. His last book, it was published posthumously in 1988.-Plot summary:Set against the background of an Italy poised on the brink of war with Abyssinia in 1935, the story focuses on chartered accountant Arthur Waters. He is sent to...
(1988), The Accounting
The Accounting
- Plot summary :The scene of this novel is Paris, where the branch of a well-known London bank is being audited. A normally routine affair, this year's audit is different -- the auditors have reason to believe that there may be fraud or embezzlement at play....
(AKA The Bank Audit) (1958), and Only Fade Away
Only Fade Away
- Plot summary :A change of pace for Marshall, this book is only peripherally concerned with matters of faith and religion. Strang Methuen is an old soldier, a stiff-necked Scot who serves in the British Army in two world wars...
(1954).
Some of his novels feature major characters who, like Marshall himself, have suffered the loss of a limb
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
. Often major characters from one novel appear in minor roles in other novels.
Marshall was relatively popular in his time. His books were reviewed in major publications on both sides of the Atlantic. At least two of his books were Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club
The Book of the Month Club is a United States mail-order book sales club that offers a new book each month to customers.The Book of the Month Club is part of a larger company that runs many book clubs in the United States and Canada. It was formerly the flagship club of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc...
selections; Vespers in Vienna
Vespers in Vienna
-Plot summary:Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael 'Hooky' Nicobar is assigned to the Displaced Persons Division in the British Zone of Vienna, Austria. Like the author himself, Nicobar has had a limb amputated...
(1947) and The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith is a 1944 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. The book was a June 1945 Book of the Month Club selection and was also produced as an Armed Services Edition.-Plot summary:...
(AKA All Glorious Within) (1944), in June 1945. An Armed Services Edition of The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith is a 1944 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. The book was a June 1945 Book of the Month Club selection and was also produced as an Armed Services Edition.-Plot summary:...
was also produced.
His books were published in at least nine languages — English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Czech, Portuguese & Spanish.
Film, stage & TV adaptions
His 1931 novel Father Malachy's MiracleFather Malachy's Miracle
-Plot summary:Next to a church in a prosperous Scottish industrial town is the "Garden of Eden", a dance hall of dubious reputation. The "Garden of Eden" is a thorn in the side of the innocent and unworldly Catholic priest Father Malachy, who is praying to God that He will close the dance...
was adapted for the stage in 1938 by Brian Doherty. The novel was adapted for presentation on The Ford Theatre Hour, an American TV show
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
, in 1950. In 1961 the novel was the basis for the German film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Das Wunder des Malachias directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann
Horst Bollmann
Horst Bollmann is a German film and television actor.-External links:*...
, Richard Münch
Richard Münch
Richard Heinrich Ludwig Münch , better known as Richard Münch, was a German actor, best known for portraying Alfred Jodl in Patton...
and Christiane Nielsen
Christiane Nielsen
Christiane Nielsen was a German film actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1957 and 1967.She was born in Würzburg, Germany and died in Frankfurt, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
.
His 1947 novel Vespers in Vienna
Vespers in Vienna
-Plot summary:Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael 'Hooky' Nicobar is assigned to the Displaced Persons Division in the British Zone of Vienna, Austria. Like the author himself, Nicobar has had a limb amputated...
was the basis of the 1949 film The Red Danube
The Red Danube
The Red Danube is a 1949 drama film directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon. The film was based on the 1947 novel Vespers in Vienna by Bruce Marshall.-Plot:Shortly after World War II, British Col...
starring Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian actor, who starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs...
, Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors.-Early life:Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew...
, Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen , better known as Peter Lawford, was an English-American actor.He was a member of the "Rat Pack", and brother-in-law to US President John F. Kennedy, perhaps more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting...
, Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Angela Brigid Lansbury CBE is an English actress and singer in theatre, television and motion pictures, whose career has spanned eight decades and earned her more performance Tony Awards than any other individual , with five wins...
and Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh , born Jeanette Helen Morrison, was an American actress. She was the wife of actor Tony Curtis from June 1951 to September 1962 and the mother of Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis....
. George Sidney
George Sidney
George Sidney was an American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.-Career:...
directed. After the movie's release the novel was re-issued under the title The Red Danube.
His 1953 novel The Fair Bride
The Fair Bride
-Plot summary:A priest finds himself on the run from the Spanish Republicans, who accuse priests of indoctrinating their followers against them. The priest slips into a cabaret to hide and meets a young girl, an entertainer in the club. His commitment to the priesthood is wavering due to the...
was the basis of the 1960 film The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red, also known as La Sposa Bella in its Italian version, is a 1960 Italian-American romantic war drama made by MGM and Titanus. It was directed by Nunnally Johnson and produced by Goffredo Lombardo, from a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson based on the 1953 novel The Fair Bride by...
starring Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
, Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol in such films as Doctor in the House and other Rank Organisation pictures, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death in Venice...
, Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cheshire Cotten was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair...
and Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
. It was the last film directed by Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Hunter Johnson was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed motion pictures.Johnson was born in Columbus, Georgia. He began his career as a journalist, writing for the Columbus Enquirer Sun, the Savannah Press, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and the New York Herald Tribune...
.
His 1952 book, The White Rabbit
The White Rabbit (book)
The White Rabbit is a 1953 non-fiction book by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. Its title comes from the codename of F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas.-Synopsis:...
, recounting the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
exploits of secret agent F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas
Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward "Tommy" Yeo-Thomas, GC, MC & Bar, Croix de guerre , Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, was the British Special Operations Executive agent codenamed "The White Rabbit" during World War II...
, was made into a TV mini-series in 1967.
His 1963 novel The Month of the Falling Leaves
The Month of the Falling Leaves
- Adaptions :This novel was the basis of the 1968 German TV show Der Monat der Fallenden Blätter. Marshall co-wrote the screenplay with Herbert Asmodi. It was directed by Dietrich Haugk....
was the basis of the 1968 German TV show Der Monat der Fallenden Blätter. Marshall co-wrote the screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
with Herbert Asmodi. It was directed by Dietrich Haugk
Dietrich Haugk
Dietrich Haugk is a German film director. He was born on 12 May 1925 in Ellrich/Harz, Germany.He made his stage debut at a theater in Bielefeld in 1946 and has been a noted theater director since 1949 and served as the German dubbing voice of Vittorio Gassman, Dirk Bogarde, Montgomery Clift and...
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