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Arthur La Bern (1909–1990) was a British journalist, novelist and screenwriter, specialising in crime fiction. Four of his novels were adapted into films, including Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square which was made into Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).
Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square is a 1966 novel by Arthur La Bern, which was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film Frenzy (1972). Plot. The novel and film tell the story of Bob Rusk, a serial killer in London who rapes and strangles women.
Arthur La Bern has 20 books on Goodreads with 477 ratings. Arthur La Bern’s most popular book is Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square.
Arthur La Bern was a journalist with an interest in crime stories. He wrote a number of novels, as well as a couple of non-fiction books about famous murderers. La Bern's novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film Frenzy.
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Born in London, to French parents, Arthur La Bern worked as a journalist for several British newspapers and was a Pacific war correspondent for the Evening Standard during the Second World War.
Synopsis. Embittered former Squadron Leader Richard Blamey becomes the prime suspect when both his ex-wife Brenda and his lover Babs are murdered by a sexual predator. Despite the strong circumstantial evidence stacked against Blamey, the meticulous Chief Inspector Oxford has his doubts and eventually identifies the real killer.
29th - In a letter to the editor published in The Times, author Arthur La Bern voices his disapproval of how his 1966 novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square was adapted into Frenzy by Hitchcock and Anthony Shaffer.
