Stanley Morgan (author)
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Stanley Morgan is an English
writer
and actor. He writes fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and has had over 30 different books published since 1968.
where he spent some time working in the Bank of Nova Scotia. In 1955, he emigrated again, this time to Southern Rhodesia
. He resumed his acting career there, and was sponsored to return to London
after winning a Best Actor award. Upon returning to London, Morgan featured mostly in voice-overs, although he did have a small role in the James Bond
movie Dr. No
playing the Concierge in the casino who first introduces Sean Connery
as James Bond. Whilst between acting jobs in the late 1960s, Morgan began to write seriously and his first novel The Sewing Machine Man was published in 1968. Allegedly autobiographical, the novel revolved around the character Russ Tobin
and Morgan has gone on to write a further 18 novels in the series. The latest of the Russ Tobin
novels was published in 2005 after Morgan came out of retirement, mainly due to renewed interest in his work via the internet.
Along with George Harrison
& Paul McCartney
, Morgan is another noted alumnus of the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys which he attended between 1945 and 1946
English people
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writer
Writer
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and actor. He writes fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and has had over 30 different books published since 1968.
Biography
Originally an actor, Morgan had many jobs as a young man, such as a sewing machine salesman, debt collector, and bank clerk. In 1951, Morgan emigrated to CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where he spent some time working in the Bank of Nova Scotia. In 1955, he emigrated again, this time to Southern Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
. He resumed his acting career there, and was sponsored to return to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
after winning a Best Actor award. Upon returning to London, Morgan featured mostly in voice-overs, although he did have a small role in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
movie Dr. No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
playing the Concierge in the casino who first introduces Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
as James Bond. Whilst between acting jobs in the late 1960s, Morgan began to write seriously and his first novel The Sewing Machine Man was published in 1968. Allegedly autobiographical, the novel revolved around the character Russ Tobin
Russ Tobin
Russ Tobin is a fictional character in a paperback book series by author Stanley Morgan. These books were written by Morgan in the late 1960's through to the late 1970's...
and Morgan has gone on to write a further 18 novels in the series. The latest of the Russ Tobin
Russ Tobin
Russ Tobin is a fictional character in a paperback book series by author Stanley Morgan. These books were written by Morgan in the late 1960's through to the late 1970's...
novels was published in 2005 after Morgan came out of retirement, mainly due to renewed interest in his work via the internet.
Along with George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
& Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, Morgan is another noted alumnus of the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys which he attended between 1945 and 1946
The Russ Tobin Series
- The Sewing Machine Man (1968) The Harcourt Press (hardback)
- The Sewing Machine Man (1968) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - The Debt Collector (1970) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - The Courier (1971) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Come Again Courier (1972) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin Takes Off (1973) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin On Safari (1973) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin In Paradise (1974) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin In Trouble (1974) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin For Hire (1975) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin in Las Vegas (1975) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Tobin In Tahiti (1975) Futura Books (paperback)
- Tobin Down Under (1976) Futura Books (paperback)
- Russ Tobin's Bedside Guide to Smoother Seduction (1976) Star Books (paperback)
- Here Comes Tobin (1977) Futura Books (paperback)
- Hard Up (1977) WH Allen (hardback)
- Hard Up (1977) Star Books (paperback)
- Russ Tobin Up Tight (1977) WH Allen (hardback)
- Russ Tobin Up Tight (1978) Star Books (paperback)
- Russ Tobin In Hollywood (1978) WH Allen (hardback)
- Russ Tobin In Hollywood (1978) Star Books (paperback)
- Tobin Among The Stars (1979) WH Allen (hardback)
- Tobin Among The Stars (1979) Star Books (paperback)
- Tobin Goes Cuckoo (2005) Twenty-First Century (paperback)
The Fly Boys Series
- The Fly Boys (1974) Hart Davis, MacGibbon (hardback)
- The Fly Boys(1974) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - The Fly Boys In London (1975) Hart Davis, MacGibbon (hardback)
- The Fly Boys In London (1975) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Skyjacked (1976) WH Allen (hardback)
- Skyjacked (1976) Star Books (paperback)
The Michael Morgan Adventure Series
- Octopus Hill (1970) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback) - Mission To Katuma (1973) MayflowerHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
(paperback)
The Randy Comfort Series
- The Rise Of Randy Comfort (1976) Futura Books (paperback)
- Randy Comfort Rise Again (1977) Star Books (paperback)
The Gabriel Horn Series
Horn is a young man who has adventures of a sexual nature with young women. This is typical of most of Morgan's books of the late 1960s to late 1970s.http://www.stanleymorgan.co.uk/index2.htm- A Blow For Gabriel Horn (1977) WH Allen (hardback)
- A Blow For Gabriel Horn (1977) Star Books (paperback)
Other Novels (non-comedy)
- Too Rich To Live (1979) USA Fawcett Gold Medal (paperback)
- Too Rich To Live (1980) UK HamlynHamlyn (publishers)Hamlyn is a UK publishing company founded by Paul Hamlyn in 1950 with an initial investment of £350. His desire was to create "fine books with the common touch" which remains the foundation of its commercial success...
(hardback) - Too Rich To Live (1981) UK HamlynHamlyn (publishers)Hamlyn is a UK publishing company founded by Paul Hamlyn in 1950 with an initial investment of £350. His desire was to create "fine books with the common touch" which remains the foundation of its commercial success...
(paperback) - The Dark Side Of Destiny (1982) Fawcett Gold Medal
- Laura Fitzgerald (1983) Fawcett Gold Medal (paperback)
- Raven (1989) Lynx Books (paperback)
- Trance (2006) Twenty-First Century (paperback)
Films
- The Sleepwalkers 1959 UNRELEASED
- The Clue Of The Twisted CandleEdgar Wallace MysteriesThe Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a low-budget film series made as second features.They were produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated between 1960 and 1965...
1960 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - The Clue Of The Silver KeyEdgar Wallace MysteriesThe Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a low-budget film series made as second features.They were produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated between 1960 and 1965...
1961 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - KongaKonga (film)Konga is a 1961 British science fiction film directed by John Lemont and starring Michael Gough, Margo Johns and Austin Trevor. It was distributed in the United States by American International Pictures....
1961 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - The Silent WeaponEdgar LustgartenEdgar Marcus Lustgarten was a British broadcaster and noted crime writer.His books included crime fiction, but most were accounts of true-life criminal cases. The legal justice system and courtroom procedures were his main interests and his writings reflect this...
1961 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - Partners In CrimeEdgar Wallace MysteriesThe Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a low-budget film series made as second features.They were produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated between 1960 and 1965...
1961 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - The Square Mile MurderEdgar LustgartenEdgar Marcus Lustgarten was a British broadcaster and noted crime writer.His books included crime fiction, but most were accounts of true-life criminal cases. The legal justice system and courtroom procedures were his main interests and his writings reflect this...
1961 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - The Share OutEdgar Wallace MysteriesThe Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a low-budget film series made as second features.They were produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated between 1960 and 1965...
1962 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - Hair of the DogHair of the Dog (film)Hair of the Dog is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Reginald Beckwith, Dorinda Stevens and John Le Mesurier.-Cast:* Reginald Beckwith as Fred Tickle* Dorinda Stevens as Ann Tickle* John Le Mesurier as Sir Mortimer Gallant...
(1962) - Never Back LosersEdgar Wallace MysteriesThe Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a low-budget film series made as second features.They were produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated between 1960 and 1965...
1962 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg... - The L-Shaped RoomThe L-Shaped RoomThe L-Shaped Room is a 1962 British drama film, directed by Bryan Forbes, which tells the story of a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London boarding house, befriending a young man in the building...
1962 - Dr NoDr. No (film)Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
1962 - On The BeatOn the Beat (1962 film)On the Beat is a 1962 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom, and directed by Robert Asher.-Plot:Norman Pitkin works at Scotland Yard as a car cleaner but dreams of becoming a policeman like his late father....
1962 - Doomsday At Eleven 1963
- The Invisible Asset 1963 Merton Park StudiosMerton Park StudiosMerton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg...
- Night Train To ParisNight Train To ParisNight Train to Paris is a 1964 British spy film starring Leslie Nielsen, Aliza Gur and Dorinda Stevens.-Plot:Former OSS officer Alan Holiday is visited by Catherine Carrel on New Year's Eve, Carrel says she's a close friend of Jules Lemoine also a former OSS officer who served with Holiday...
1964 - Séance on a Wet AfternoonSeance on a Wet AfternoonSéance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British film directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the novel by Mark McShane in which an unstable medium convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and collect the ransom...
1964 - The Return Of Mr. Moto 1965
TV
- Sir Francis DrakeSir Francis Drake (TV series)Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind...
1962 - CraneCrane (TV series)Crane is a British black and white adventure series that aired on ITV from 1963 to 1965. It was shown on Monday nights at 8 PM.-Plot:The series was based around Richard Crane who was a successful city businessman who was tired of the big city rat race...
1963 - Gideon's WayGideon's WayGideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey . The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series...
1965
Interviews
- A Comprehensive list of interviews is maintained at the Official website
- James Bond interview at From Sweden With Love