Elleston Trevor

Elleston Trevor
The author in 1970
Born(1920-02-17)17 February 1920
Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Died21 July 1995(1995-07-21) (aged 75)
Arizona, US
Occupation(s)British novelist and playwright - creator of Quiller
Years active1943–1995

Elleston Trevor (17 February 1920[1] – 21 July 1995[2]) was a British novelist and playwright who wrote under several pseudonyms. Born Trevor Dudley-Smith, he eventually changed his name to Elleston Trevor.[citation needed] Trevor worked in many genres, but is principally remembered for his 1964 adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix, written as Elleston Trevor, and for a series of Cold War thrillers featuring the British secret agent Quiller, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall.[3]

In all, Trevor wrote over 100 books.[4] He also wrote as Simon Rattray, Howard North, Roger Fitzalan, Mansell Black, Trevor Burgess, Warwick Scott, Caesar Smith and Lesley Stone.

  1. ^ Reginald, Menville & Burgess 2010, p. 1105.
  2. ^ Mel Gussow (25 July 1995). "Elleston Trevor, 75, Novelist of Many Names and Books". The New York Times. p. A13.
  3. ^ Panek, Leroy L. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980 (1981), pp. 258-271
  4. ^ Gussow, Mel (25 July 1995). "Elleston Trevor, 75, Novelist of Many Names and Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 September 2019.