Houghton Townley

Captain Houghton Townley was a writer. He authored The Gay Lord Waring , The Bishop's Emeralds and The Splendid Coward which were adapted to film. ^[1] F. McGrew Willis wrote the film adaptation of his novel The Gay Lord Waring. ^[2]

The Bishop's Emeralds was a drama featuring English society life. ^[3]

Townley served in the British Army. ^[4]

Bibliography

• Secret of the Raft ^[5]
• A Minion^{[ citation needed ]}
• His Own Accuser
• The Bishop's Emeralds (1908), W. J. Watt & Co., illustrated by Will Grefe
• The Scarlet Feather (1909)
• English Woodlands and Their Story (1910) ^[6]
• The Gay Lord Waring (1910) ^[7]

Filmography

• The Gay Lord Waring (1916)
• The Splendid Coward (1918)
• The Bishop's Emeralds (1919) ^{[8] [9]}

Further reading

• Dictionary of British Comic Artists by Alan Clark, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, pp. 165–166

References

1. "Detail view of Movies Page". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
2. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
3. Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow Jr., Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (1919). "Theatre Magazine".
4. "The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, February 13, 1920, Image 4". National Endowment for the Humanities. 13 February 1920 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
5. "The Spectator - Google Books". 1909. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
6. Townley, Houghton (21 September 1910). "English Woodlands and Their Story". Methuen & Company, Limited – via Google Books.
7. Townley, Houghton (21 September 1910). "The Gay Lord Waring". W.J. Watt – via Google Books.
8. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
9. "Frank Beresford compliment - bishops emeralds". Edmonton Journal. 25 November 1919. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.