Captain Houghton Townley was a writer. He authored ''
The Gay Lord Waring'', ''
The Bishop's Emeralds
''The Bishop's Emeralds'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by John B. O'Brien and featuring Virginia Pearson and her real life spouse Sheldon Lewis. It was produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through Pathé Exchange. '' and ''
The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963
Cast
* James Knight as Dick Swinton
* Joan Legge as Dora Dundas
* Roy Travers a ...
'' which were adapted to film. F. McGrew Willis wrote the film adaptation of his novel ''The Gay Lord Waring''.
''The Bishop's Emeralds'' was a drama featuring English society life.
Townley served in the British Army.
Bibliography
*''Secret of the Raft''
*''A Minion''
*''His Own Accuser''
*''The Bishop's Emeralds'' (1908), W. J. Watt & Co., illustrated by Will Grefe
*''The Scarlet Feather'' (1909)
*''English Woodlands and Their Story'' (1910)
*''The Gay Lord Waring'' (1910)
Filmography
*''
The Gay Lord Waring'' (1916)
*''
The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963
Cast
* James Knight as Dick Swinton
* Joan Legge as Dora Dundas
* Roy Travers a ...
'' (1918)
*''
The Bishop's Emeralds
''The Bishop's Emeralds'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by John B. O'Brien and featuring Virginia Pearson and her real life spouse Sheldon Lewis. It was produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through Pathé Exchange. '' (1919)
Further reading
*''Dictionary of British Comic Artists'' by Alan Clark, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, pp. 165–166
References
British writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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