Frank Richards
Born on 8th of August 1876
Died on 24th of December 1961
Frank Richards was just one, albeit the most famous, of Charles Harold St John Hamilton’s pen-names. His career as a writer began in his late teens, and he was soon writing reams of stories for magazines, comics and newspapers, estimated by one source at the equivalent of 1200 full-length novels. His most famous character was Billy Bunter, whose adventures he chronicled for decades (including writing scripts for BBC productions of some tales).
More famous Britons here
Contributors: Do you have a site related to Frank Richards?
Supply some content
for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.
4068 views since 21st December 2007
Brit Quote: |
|
On this day: |