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Current status
- There isn’t a widely reported “latest news” story about Jack Trevor Story in mainstream outlets as of now. Most recent public mentions tend to be about historical context, bibliographic details, or retrospective articles rather than fresh reporting. If you’re looking for new developments, it may require checking niche literary blogs or archives for rare updates.
Key background
- Jack Trevor Story (1917–1991) was a British novelist and writer best known for The Trouble with Harry, which Hitchcock adapted into a film in 1955; several sources summarize his career and major works. This contextualizes why recent chatter would focus on his legacy rather than new events.
- Biographical pages corroborate his contributions to mid-20th-century British literature and note his death in 1991. If any posthumous releases or rediscoveries occurred recently, those would likely appear in literary press or library catalogs.
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When Story's agent told him an unnamed director had paid somewhere in the realm of £100 to buy the film rights, Story was initially delighted to be the recipient of this unexpected cash. Obviously, when he discovered the director to be Alfred Hitchcock, his appreciation of the sum of money was adjusted somewhat. Story went to Hitchcock's hotel and made an attempt to renegotiate the paltry deal, to be met with assurances that since the papers were all signed then there was really nothing anyone...
www.mustardweb.orgUrban District Lover by Story, Jack Trevor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk.
www.abebooks.co.ukJack Trevor Story. Writer: The Trouble with Harry. Jack Trevor Story was born on 30 March 1917 in Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Trouble with Harry (1955), Wonderful Things (1958) and Dangerous Youth (1957). He died on 5 December 1991 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
www.imdb.comEnglish writer
www.wikidata.orgKnown for: The Trouble with Harry, Wonderful Things, Dangerous Youth
www.imdb.comAuthor of Mais qui a tué Harry ?, The Urban District Lover, and Something for Nothing
www.goodreads.comAuthor of The trouble with Harry, I Sit in Hanger Lane, Man pinches bottom, Hitler needs you, Morag's flying fortress, One last mad embrace, Albert Rides Again, Live Now Pay Later
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