Dail Ambler

Betty Mabel Lilian Uelmen
BornBetty Mabel Lilian Williams
11 January 1919
Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Died6 September 1974
Surrey, England
Resting placeNorth Watford Cemetery, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Pen nameDail Ambler, Danny Spade
OccupationJournalist, screenwriter, pulp fiction writer
NationalityBritish
GenrePulp fiction, screenwriting
Notable works
  • Beat Girl
  • Take Me Over
  • Delayed Flight
  • Night after Night after Night
  • The Dame Plays Rough
  • Waterfront Rat
  • Calling Mr. Spade
  • The Lady Says When
  • Honey, You Slay Me
  • White Curves and Black Coffee
  • The Virgin Collector
  • Three Men for the Job

Betty Mabel Lilian Uelmen (née Williams; 11 January 1919 – 6 September 1974) was a British journalist, screenwriter, and pulp fiction writer who used the pen names Dail Ambler and Danny Spade. She was also known professionally as both Betty Williams and Betty Uelmen.[1]

  1. ^ "Intended Dividends" (PDF). London Gazette. 10 January 1974. p. 428.