Bruce Montgomery/Edmund Crispin

Download or read book Bruce Montgomery/Edmund Crispin written by David Whittle and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. In this first biography of Montgomery, David Whittle draws on interviews with people who knew the writer and composer. These interviews, together with in-depth research, provide great insight into the development of Montgomery as a crime fiction writer and as a composer in the ever-demanding world of films.