Edward Vivian Timms better known as E.V. Timms, was an Australian novelist and screenwriter. He was injured serving in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and was an unsuccessful soldier settler before turning to writing. He became a popular novelist, and also wrote scripts for films and radio. He served as an officer during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and was on duty the night of the Cowra breakout

Cowra breakout

During World War II, a prisoner of war camp near the town of Cowra in New South Wales, Australia was the site of one of the largest prison escapes of the war, on 5 August 1944. At least 545 Japanese POWs were involved in the breakout.-The camp:...

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Selected Writings

• The Hills of Hate (1925) - novel
• Hills of Hate
  Hills of Hate
  Hills of Hate is a 1926 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford, based on a novel by E.V. Timms, who also did the screenplay.-External links:* at National Film and Sound Archive...
  
  (1926) - screenplay
• The Grey Glove
  The Grey Glove
  The Grey Glove is a 1928 Australian silent film based on a newspaper serial by E.V. Timms. The plot is about an amateur detective who tries to catch a mysterious criminal who always leaves a grey glove behind.-External links:...
  
  (1928) - screenplay
• The Cripple in Black (1930) - novel
• The Squatter's Daughter
  The Squatter's Daughter
  The Squatter's Daughter is a 1933 Australian melodrama starring Jocelyn Howarth. It is based on a 1907 play by Bert Bailey and Edmund Duggan which had been previously filmed in 1910.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1933) - co-screenplay
• Uncivilised (1936) - co-screenplay
• Forty Thousand Horsemen
  Forty Thousand Horsemen
  Forty Thousand Horsemen is a 1940 Australian war film directed by Charles Chauvel. The film tells the story of the Australian Light Horse cavalry which operated in the desert at the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I. It follows the adventures of three rowdy heroes in fighting and...
  
  (1940) - co-screenplay
• Forever to Remain (1948) - novel
• The Challenge (1952)
• The Scarlet Frontier (1953) - novel
• The Fury (1954) - novel
• They Came from the Sea (1955) - novel
• Convict Town (1955) - novel
• Shining Harvest (1956) - novel
• Robina (1958) - novel
• The Big Country (1962) - novel

External links

• E.V. Timms at Australian Dictionary of Biography
  Australian Dictionary of Biography
  The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....
  
  
• E.V. Timms at Trove
• E.V. Timms at Austlit (subscription required)