Edward Roffe Thompson, who wrote as E.T. Raymond or Edward Raymond Thompson, (27 December 1891 – 13 October 1973) was an English author and journalist. He was the editor of ''

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'' magazine and wrote a number of biographies of British political figures and celebrities. He wrote an early self-help book, ''The Human Machine: Secrets of Success'' (1925).

Early life

Edward Thompson was born in

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, Yorkshire, on 27 December 1891, the son of Edward Charles Thompson, a foreman store keeper.Edward Roffe Thompson England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007.
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. He married Caroline Alice (C. A.) Lejeune (1897–1973), a film reviewer for ''The Observer'', in Chelsea in 1925 and they settled in

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in Middlesex where they built a house on open fields. They had a son, the writer and broadcaster Anthony Lejeune (1928–2018). Edward was usually known as Roffe rather than Edward in private life.

Career

Thompson wrote for and was the editor of ''

'' magazine in succession to

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in He produced a number of biographies of British political figures and celebrities, and an early self-help book, ''The Human Machine: Secrets of Success'' (1925).

Death

Thompson died in Harrow, Middlesex, on 13 October 1973. His residence at the time of his death was Lane End, Hillside Road, Pinner. He left an estate of £32,735.1973 Probate Calendar.
Retrieved 25 April 2018.

Selected publications

*
Uncensored Celebrities
'. T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1918. *
All & Sundry
'. T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1919. *
Mr Balfour: A Biography
'. Collins, London, 1920. *
Portraits of the Nineties
'. T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1921. *
Mr. Lloyd George: A Biography
'. W. Collins, 1922. * ''The Man of Promise: Lord Rosebery: A Critical Study''. London, c. 1923. * ''Disraeli: The Alien Patriot''. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1925. * ''The Human Machine: Secrets of Success''. Mills & Boon, London, 1925. * ''Portraits of the New Century: (The first ten years)''. Ernest Benn, London, 1928. * ''Life's Secrets. The Human Machine. Second Series.'' Peppercorn Press, London, 1931.

References

External links

Online Books by E. T. Raymond.
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