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- Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers.
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Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers.
Philip MacDonald (who some give as 1896 or 1899 as his date of birth) was the grandson of the writer George MacDonald and son of the author Ronald MacDonald and the actress Constance Robertson. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper.
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- November 5, 1900
- Philip Macdonald
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Philip MacDonald was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers.
Philip MacDonald has 113 books on Goodreads with 9304 ratings. Philip MacDonald’s most popular book is The Rasp (Colonel Gethryn, #1).
The Rasp is a whodunit mystery novel by Philip MacDonald. It was published in 1924 and introduces his series character, detective Colonel Anthony Gethryn . It is set in a country house in rural England.
Philip Macdonald, who also wrote as Oliver Fleming, Anthony Lawless and Martin Porlock, was born in 1899 in England. Macdonald served with the cavalry regiment in Mesopotamia during World War 1 and later trained horses for the army.
Scottish dramatist and prolific author of detective whodunnits. Also wrote under the pseudonyms Oliver Fleming and Martin Porlock.
