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In 1964, he moved to Week, Darlington where he had a house built. He had few romantic relationships in his life, and married his secretary Ann in 1976, just two years before his death from alcohol-related complications. His biography, “Edmund Crispin/Bruce Montgomery: A Life in Music and Books,” was published in 2007.
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery (usually credited as Bruce Montgomery) (2 October 1921 – 15 September 1978), an English crime writer and composer known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early films in the Carry On series.
- David Whittle
- 2007
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Aug 12, 2022 · Music composer Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978), who as Edmund Crispin wrote eight glitteringly witty and amusing detective novels between 1944 and 1951 (as well as, with Geoffrey Bush, a fellow composer and the alleged son of detective novelist Christopher Bush, the classic short story “Who Killed Baker?”) is the subject of a now fifteen-year-old biography by […]
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Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of English crime writer and composer Robert Bruce Montgomery, better known as Bruce Montgomery.. He is best known for his Gervase Fen crime series, as well as his musical contribution in the early films of the Carry On series.
Edmund Crispin has 130 books on Goodreads with 46286 ratings. Edmund Crispin’s most popular book is The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3).
Edmund Crispin. Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of (Robert) Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978). His first crime novel and musical composition were both accepted for publication while he was still an undergraduate at Oxford. After a brief spell of teaching, he became a full-time writer and composer (particularly of film music.
Jul 5, 2017 · Books. Bruce Montgomery/Edmund Crispin: A Life in Music and Books. David Whittle. Routledge, Jul 5, 2017 - Music - 336 pages. Under his real name, Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978) wrote concert music and the scores for almost 50 feature films, including some of the most enduring British comedies of the twentieth century, amongst them a number in ...
