About Chapman Mortimer
Lived 1907 – 1988 (aged 80–81). Chapman Mortimer was a British writer.
Chapman Mortimer was the pen name of William Charles ("W. C.") Chapman Mortimer (15 May 1907 – 1988 ), a Scottish novelist. He won the James Tait Black Award for fiction in 1951 for his novel Father Goose. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1967 John Huston film Reflections in a Golden Eye.
Works A Stranger on the Stair (novel) (1950) Father Goose (novel) (1951) Young Men Waiting (novel) (1952) Mediterraneo (novel) (1955) Here in Spain (travel) (1955) Madrigal (novel) (1960) Amparo (novel) (1971)
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Who was Chapman Mortimer?
British writer (1907–1988)
When was Chapman Mortimer born?
Chapman Mortimer was born on 15 May 1907.
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Chapman Mortimer died in 1988.
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Chapman Mortimer was a writer.
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Chapman Mortimer was British.
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