Houghton Townley

Captain Houghton Townley was a writer. He authored The Gay Lord Waring, The Bishop's Emeralds and The Splendid Coward which were adapted to film.[1] F. McGrew Willis wrote the film adaptation of his novel The Gay Lord Waring.[2]

The Bishop's Emeralds was a drama featuring English society life.[3]

Townley served in the British Army.[4]

Bibliography
  • Secret of the Raft[5]
  • A Minion
  • His Own Accuser
  • The Bishop's Emeralds (1908), W. J. Watt & Co., illustrated by Will Grefe
  • The Scarlet Feather (1909)
  • English Woodlands and Their Story (1910)[6]
  • The Gay Lord Waring (1910)[7]

Filmography

Further reading
  • Dictionary of British Comic Artists by Alan Clark, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, pp. 165-166

References
  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". web.archive.org. October 9, 2016.
  2. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.
  3. Thorold, W. J.; ), Arthur Hornblow (Jr; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (1919). "Theatre Magazine".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Humanities, National Endowment for the (February 13, 1920). "The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, February 13, 1920, Image 4" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  5. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Spectator/dD8-AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22the+secret+of+the+raft%22&dq=%22the+secret+of+the+raft%22&printsec=frontcover
  6. Townley, Houghton (September 21, 1910). "English Woodlands and Their Story". Methuen & Company, Limited – via Google Books.
  7. Townley, Houghton (September 21, 1910). "The Gay Lord Waring". W.J. Watt – via Google Books.
  8. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  9. "Frank Beresford compliment - bishops emeralds". November 25, 1919. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.


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