John Frederick Burke was born in Rye, Sussex and educated at Holt High School in Liverpool. During World War II, he served in the Royal Air Force, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Marines. After the war, he worked for Museum Press and then for Books for Pleasure, then as a public relations executive for Shell Oil, then as a story editor for Twentieth Century-Fox. In 1966 he became a full-time writer. He wrote suspense, psychological thrillers, horror, and science fiction. He also novelised stage plays and film and television scripts. He non-fiction travel books.
English writer (1922-2011)
Born | 8 March 1922 |
Died | 20 September 2011 |
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English writer (1922-2011)
Born | 8 March 1922 |
Died | 20 September 2011 |
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Fiction, Description and travel, Fiction in English, English Science fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, History, Large type books, Pictorial works, Extraterrestrial beings, Guidebooks, Bars (Drinking establishments), British science fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Hotels, Hotels, great britain, Investigation, Murder, Roman Antiquities, Romans, Short stories, English, science fiction, 19th century, Airports, Alex Caspian (Fictitious character)Places
England, Great Britain, Scotland, Denmark, Suffolk (England), Czechoslovakia, East Anglia, Highlands, Highlands (Scotland), London OrbitalMotorway Region (England), Sussex (England), The Moon, ÉcossePeople
Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, King George IV, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The BeatlesTime
18th Century, 1960s, 1964, 19th Century, 2020, 21st Century, Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D., To 1066, To 1500ID Numbers
- OLID: OL845660A
- ISNI: 0000000107799650
- VIAF: 14955965
- Wikidata: Q15451851
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q15451851
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Alternative names
- Jonathan Burke
- J. F. Burke
- Joanna Jones
- Sara Morris
- Jonathan George
- Owen Burke
- Martin Sands
- Robert Miall
- Harriet Esmond
- John Burke
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