Charles West (author)
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Charles West | |
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Born | 1927 (age 93–94) |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Genre | Crime |
Charles West (born 1927), British crime novelist, is a former actor. He studied acting at RADA and singing at . He was a member of the Old Vic Theatre Company 1958-1962 and subsequently performed in 9 West End musicals in London, including Daddy Warbucks in Annie at Victoria Palace beginning in the 1970s and Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway. He wrote his first novel "Destruction Man", while acting in Australia. His Australian detective Paul Crook features in "Stonefish", "Stage Fright", "Little Ripper", and "The Long Hook". First married to Tona deBrett in 1954 and had three children, Jonathon, Stephen and Timothy. Later married to actress Julia West[1] (a National Theatre company member who appeared in the film "Atonement"), he lives in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[citation needed]
Bibliography[]
- Destruction Man (1976)
- Funnelweb (1989)
- Little Ripper (1991)
- Stonefish (1991)
- Stage Fright (1993)
- Little Devil (2006)
- The Long Hook (2008)
References[]
- ^ Julia West IMDb at IMDb
External links[]
- Charles West at IMDb
- British crime fiction writers
- English writers
- People from Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- English male stage actors
- 1927 births
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art