Edward Jerrard Tickell (1905–1966) was an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 writer known for his novels and 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...

 historical books.

Tickell was born in Dublin and educated in Tipperary

Tipperary

Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....

 and London. He joined the Royal Army Service Corps

Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army. It was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furniture and stationery ; administration of...

 in 1940 and was commissioned in 1941, when he was appointed to the War Office. Between 1943 and 1945 his official duties took him to Africa, the Middle East, Washington DC, Canada

Canada

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, the West Indies, and Europe. He was appointed to the General Staff in 1945.

He was married to the author and spiritualist Renée Haynes, the daughter of E.S.P. Haynes

E. S. P. Haynes

Edmund Sidney Pollock Haynes was a British lawyer and writer.The son of a London solicitor, Haynes was a King's Scholar at Eton College and a winner of a Brackenbury Scholarship at Balliol College. Haynes practised in the same offices at 9 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, where his father had practised...

 and Oriana Huxley Waller (a granddaughter of Thomas Henry Huxley) and they had three sons: Crispin

Crispin Tickell

Sir Crispin Tickell, GCMG, KCVO, MA , DSc , FRSGS , FRIBA , FZS, FRI , FCIWEM is a British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic.-Background:...

, Patrick, and Tom.

Jerrard Tickell wrote 21 novels, including the bestselling Appointment with Venus

Appointment with Venus

Appointment with Venus is a novel by Jerrard Tickell published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1951, leading to a film adaptation the same year...

(1951), which was made into a film of the same name

Appointment with Venus (film)

Appointment with Venus is a 1951 film adaptation of the Jerrard Tickell novel of the same name. It was directed by Ralph Thomas, produced by Betty E. Box and its screenplay was written by the novelist Nicholas Phipps...

 starring David Niven

David Niven

James David Graham Niven , known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther...

 and a 1962 Danish film Venus fra Vestø

Venus fra Vestø

Venus fra Vestø is a 1962 Danish drama film directed by Annelise Reenberg and starring Malene Schwartz.-Cast:* Malene Schwartz - Frk. Nicola Egede-Schack* Henning Moritzen - John Morland* Dirch Passer - Ditlev Egede-Schack...

.

His non-fiction work includes a memoir of SOE agent Odette Hallowes, an account of No. 138 Squadron RAF

No. 138 Squadron RAF

No. 138 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force that served in a variety of roles during its career, last disbanded in 1962. It was the first 'V-bomber' squadron of the RAF, flying the Vickers Valiant between 1955 and 1962....

 (the "moon squadron"), and a history of "Ascalon", Winston Churchill's personal Avro York

Avro York

The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.-Design and development:...

 transport aircraft.

Non-fiction

• Odette: The Story of a British Agent (1949)
• Moon Squadron (1956)
• Ascalon: The Story of Sir Winston Churchill's Wartime Flights from 1943 to 1945 (1964)
• Appointment with Venus
  Appointment with Venus
  Appointment with Venus is a novel by Jerrard Tickell published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1951, leading to a film adaptation the same year...
  
  (1976)