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Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers. Life and work [ edit ] MacDonald was born in London, the son of author Ronald MacDonald and actress Constance Robertson, and grandson of the fiction writer and Christian minister George MacDonald . [1]
Philip MacDonald has 111 books on Goodreads with 9084 ratings. Philip MacDonald’s most popular book is The Rasp (Colonel Gethryn, #1).
Philip MacDonald. Philip MacDonald (who some give as 1896 or 1899 as his date of birth) was the grandson of the writer George MacDonald and son of the author Ronald MacDonald and the actress Constance Robertson. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper.
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Philip MacDonald (1901-1980) was a prolific writer of crime thrillers, historical novels and original screenplays. He adapted Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca for Alfred Hitchcock and wrote episodes for TV series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Virginian.
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by Philip MacDonald. 3.83 · 6 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1963 · 5 editions. Contents: The Rasp. Murder Gone Mad. The…. Want to Read. Rate it: Anthony Ruthven Gethryn, a sleuth and sometime intelligence officer, son of an English squire and a Spanish actress: The Rasp (Colonel Gethryn, #1), Valg...
Philip Macdonald, who also wrote as Oliver Fleming, Anthony Lawless and Martin Porlock, was born in 1899 in England. Macdonald served with the cavalry regiment in Mesopotamia during World War 1 and later trained horses for the army. Writing was in the blood. His gandfather was George Macdonald, and his first two books (written as Oliver Fleming ...
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Philip MacDonald. Writer: Rebecca. British novelist Philip MacDonald was born in London, England, in 1901. His grandfather was the Scottish novelist George MacDonald. As a young man Philip was an excellent horseman; prior to World War I he trained horses bought from Argentina for the British army, and when war broke out he enlisted in the army and was posted to a cavalry unit in Mesopotamia ...
