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John Frederick Burke

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.

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English writer (1922-2011)

Born 8 March 1922
Died 20 September 2011

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  • Cover of: The Bill
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    Cover of edition bill30000burk First published in 1989 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The Devil's Footsteps
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    First published in 1976 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: An Illustrated History of England
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    Cover of edition illustratedhisto0000burk_g8v9 Cover of edition illustratedhisto0000burk First published in 1974 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Beautiful Britain

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The black charade: a Dr. Caspian story
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  • Cover of: England in colour: illustrated by 60 colour photographs.
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    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ladygrove: the third adventure of Dr. Caspian and Bronwen

    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Roman England
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    First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bill 2

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The illustrated dictionary of music
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    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prince Regent

    First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Angry Silence

    First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Around the M25
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    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Fourth Floor
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  • Cover of: A Hard Day's Night

    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: King and Castle

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Moon Zero Two

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Strange Report

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  • Cover of: Luke's kingdom
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English writer (1922-2011)

Born 8 March 1922
Died 20 September 2011

Subjects

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, Music, Roman Antiquities, Romans, Short stories, English, science fiction, 19th century, Airports

Places

England, Great Britain, Scotland, Denmark, Suffolk (England), Czechoslovakia, East Anglia, Highlands, Highlands (Scotland), London OrbitalMotorway Region (England), Sussex (England), The Moon, Écosse

People

Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, King George IV, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Time

18th Century, 1960s, 1964, 19th Century, 2020, 21st Century, Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D., To 1066, To 1500

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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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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 1, 2014 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
December 31, 2013 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added to birth date, added death date, added pseudonyms, added Wikipedia link
August 22, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name