H C McNeile

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Contributor H C McNeile
Other Names Herman Cyril McNeile; 'Sapper'
Gender Male
Nationality English
Date of Birth 28 September 1888
Date of Death 14 August 1937
Functions Author, Playwright
Notes British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories. In 1920 he published Bulldog Drummond, whose eponymous hero became his best-known creation. The character was based on McNeile himself, on his friend Gerard Fairlie and on English gentlemen generally. McNeile wrote ten Bulldog Drummond novels, as well as three plays and a screenplay.
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  • Also known as 'Sapper' (Playwright. Event Dates: 1923)
Data Set AusStage
Contributor Identifier 529001