Palmer, John, 1885-1944
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Name (Latin)
Palmer, John, 1885-1944
Other forms of name
nnaa Palmer, John Leslie, 1885-1944
Date of birth
1885-09-04
Date of death
1944-08-05
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Contemporary Authors online ed., 10 Mar. 2011(John (Leslie) Palmer; English diplomat, drama critic, editor, and author; born 4 Sept. 1885 in Oxford, England; died 5 Aug. 1944 in Hampstead, England; lists works; also wrote under the pseudonym Christopher Haddon and, with Hilary Aiden [sic] St. George Saunders, under the joint pseudonyms Francis Beeding and David Pilgrim; the collaboration with Saunders began in 1920)
- Fantastic fiction website, 16 Oct. 2008(John Palmer (1885 - 1944) aka John Somers (with Hilary St. George Saunders))
- LC database, 8/27/84(hdg: Palmer, John Leslie, 1885-1944; usage: John Palmer; with Hilary Aidan St. George Saunders writes as David Pilgrim and Francis Beeding)
- LC database, 8/27/84(Hdg: Palmer, John Leslie, 1885-1944; usage: John Palmer; with Hilary Aidan St. George Saunders writes as David Pilgrim and Francis Beeding)
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John Leslie Palmer Notable Londoners 1922
photographer: Lena Connell, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
John Leslie Palmer (4 September 1885, Paddington, London – 5 August 1944) was an English theatre critic and prolific author. Under his own name, he wrote extensively about early English actors and about British literary figures. He also wrote fiction under the pseudonyms 'John Somers' and 'Christopher Haddon' and collaboratively (with Hilary St. George Saunders) as 'Francis Beeding' and 'David Pilgrim'. Palmer lived in Geneva for eighteen years from 1920 to 1938, working in the Secretariat of the League of Nations. His long-term collaboration with Hilary Saunders, who was also an employee of the Secretariat, began during those years.
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