Edmund Crispin (1921–1978)
Author of The Moving Toyshop
About the Author
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer.
Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen.
Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
(ger) Edmund Crispin war das Pseudonym von Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, einem englischen Krimiautor, Science-fiction-Herausgeber und Komponisten. Unter dem Namen Edmund Crispin ist er bekannt für seine Detektivromane und -erzählungen um den Oxford-Professor Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
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- Legal name
- Montgomery, Robert Bruce
- Other names
- Montgomery, Bruce
- Birthdate
- 1921-10-02
- Date of death
- 1978-09-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK - Education
- Oxford University (St. John's College)
- Occupations
- schoolmaster
musician
writer (filmscript and filmscore)
crime novelist
anthologist
composer - Organizations
- Detection Club
- Awards and honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1963)
- Disambiguation notice
- Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer. Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
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- Works
- 55
- Also by
- 43
- Members
- 6,946
- Popularity
- #3,521
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 214
- ISBNs
- 237
- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 37
• Introduction (Best SF Two) • (1956) • essay by Edmund Crispin
17 • The Altar at Midnight • (1952) • short story by C. M. Kornbluth
24 • Hobson's Choice • (1952) • short story by Alfred Bester
39 • Outside • (1955) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss
49 • Angel's Egg • (1951) • novelette by Edgar Pangborn
87 • Placet Is a Crazy Place • (1946) • short story by Fredric Brown
102 • Little Lost Robot • [Susan Calvin] • (1947) • novelette by Isaac Asimov
129 • The Copper Dahlia • (1949) • short story by Gerald Kersh
140 • When You're Smiling • (1955) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
168 • Zero Hour • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
179 • Worrywart • (1953) • short story by Clifford D. Simak
195 • Una • (1954) • novelette by John Wyndham (variant of The Perfect Creature 1937)
220 • Blowups Happen • [Future History] • (1940) • novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
271 • Impostor • (1953) • short story by Philip K. Dick
287 • The Nine Billion Names of God • (1953) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke… (more)