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Smith, Frederick Escreet was born on April 4, 1922 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Son of Harry Sydney and Elma Constance (Escreet) Smith.
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Frederick Escreet Smith
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Frederick Escreet Smith, British author. Recipient Mark Twain Literary award, 1967, Recipient of the Winston Churchill Fellowship award Short List, Crime Writers Association, Golden Dagger Short List. Served with British Royal Air Force, 1939-1946. Member Crime Writers Association, Pathfinders, Writers' Guild of Great Britain.
Career
Government officer, Hull Corporation, Yorkshire, 1938-1939, 46-47. Full time author and playwright, since 1952. Lecturer in creative novel writing.
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Served with British Royal Air Force, 1939-1946. Member Crime Writers Association, Pathfinders, Writers' Guild of Great Britain.
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Married Shelagh McGrath, July 7, 1945. Children– Peter Raymond, Kevan Frederick.
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British
Career
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1938 - 1939
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Recipient Mark Twain Literary award, 1967, Recipient of the Winston Churchill Fellowship award Short List, Crime Writers Association, Golden Dagger Short List.Recipient Mark Twain Literary award, 1967, Recipient of the Winston Churchill Fellowship award Short List, Crime Writers Association, Golden Dagger Short List.