Gale Pedrick
Author, journalist, scriptwriter, and broadcaster
About Gale Pedrick
Lived 1906 – 1970 (aged 63). Gale Pedrick was a journalist, radio personality, radio producer and author.
Frank Gale Pedrick-Harvey (born Pedrick; 15 June 1906 – 23 February 1970), known professionally as Gale Pedrick, was an English writer, journalist, scriptwriter, and broadcaster.
Life Pedrick was born on 15 June 1906, in London, England, and was educated at Sir Roger Manwood's School at Sandwich.
Between 1946 and 1949 he was a script editor for the BBC. from which there was at least one spin-off book, the crime fiction Meet the Rev. He also wrote the novelisation tie-ins for Steptoe and Son.
Pedrick collapsed and died at Tottenham Court Road station on 23 February 1970, aged 64. An obituary was published in The Times the next day.
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Who was Gale Pedrick?
author, journalist, scriptwriter, and broadcaster
When was Gale Pedrick born?
Gale Pedrick was born on 15 June 1906 in London.
When did Gale Pedrick die?
Gale Pedrick died on 23 February 1970 in Tottenham Court Road tube station.
What was Gale Pedrick's occupation?
Gale Pedrick was a journalist, radio personality, radio producer and author.
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