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Melling, John Kennedy was born on January 11, 1927 in Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, England. Son of John Robert and Ivy Edith May (Woolmer) Melling.
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Murder Done to Death
(An art form comes of age when it is imitated, then parodi...)
An art form comes of age when it is imitated, then parodied and finally repeated in pastiche. Crime and detective fiction is now so well established in different formats that it lends itself easily to these literary forms. After a brief history of the genre is an analysis of a large number of parody books and short stories, with details of correspondence and interviews the writer has had with masters of the craft, like Georges Simenon and Margaret Millar. The next section covers those books written by teams of six or more crime writers. The pastiche section deals with a number of books and short stories in-depth, crime stories for younger readers, and the exploits of literary detectives and criminals. "Do It Yourself Sleuthing" covers dossiers, games and books of solvable short crime stories. This leads naturally to all forms of parody and pastiche in films, theater, television and radio, including stage and film musicals.
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John Kennedy Melling
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John Kennedy Melling, British accountant, author, lecturer, critic. Chartered accountant; chartered tax consultant. Decorated knight Order St. Basil the Great (Russia); knight Commander Order Knights of Justice, knight grand cross Order St. Michael the Archangel, 1980-1981; master Worshipful Company of Poulters; liveryman Farriers and Bakers Companies; liveryman Constructors Company; recipient Award Police medal of Honor 1984.
Career
Audit clerk Younghusband, Taft & Company, Derby, England, 1942-1943. Articled clerk, chartered accountant Jones, Shinner & Company, London and Southend, England, 1943-1953. Senior assistant Howard, Howes & Company, London, 1953-1959.
Private practice London and Westcliff, England, 1959—2007. Dramatic critic The Stage, England, 1957-1990, Fur Weekly News, England, 1968-1973. Theatre correspondent Essex Countryside, England, 1966-1977.
Antique correspondent Evening Echo, England, 1971-1974. Lecturer, radio and television broadcaster in field. Critic, columnist Crime Time, England, 1996—2002.
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Alchemy of Murder A Clinical Survey of Successful Women Crime Writers
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Murder Done to Death
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Alchemy of Murder A Clinical Survey of Successful Women Crime Writers
Membership
Governor Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy, England, since 1981. Honorary life international vice president American Federation Police, since 1985. Committee member Crime Writers' Association, England, 1985-1988.
Special agent, honorary chief police National Drugs Task Force, since 1989. Fellow Faculty of Building, Royal Society Arts. Member British Academy Film and television Arts, City Livery Club (editor and council member 1970-1975), Cookery and Food Association, Marylebone Rifle & Pistol Club, Westcliff Film and Video Club (founder, president 1962, first honorary life member 1999).
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Conservative Party
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1942 - 1943
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1943 - 1953
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1943 - 1953
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1953 - 1959
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1959 - 2007
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Decorated knight Order St. Basil the Great (Russia). Knight Commander Order Knights of Justice, knight grand cross Order St. Michael the Archangel, 1980-1981. Master Worshipful Company of Poulters. Liveryman Farriers and Bakers Companies. Liveryman Constructors Company. Recipient Award Police medal of Honor 1984.Decorated knight Order St. Basil the Great (Russia). Knight Commander Order Knights of Justice, knight grand cross Order St. Michael the Archangel, 1980-1981. Master Worshipful Company of Poulters.
Liveryman Farriers and Bakers Companies. Liveryman Constructors Company. Recipient Award Police medal of Honor 1984.