Thomas Armstrong (writer)

Thomas Armstrong
Born3 September 1899
Died2 August 1978
OccupationNovelist
SpouseUna Dulcie Bray
Parent(s)Charles Plaxton
Alice Lily Armstrong[1]

Thomas Armstrong (3 September 1899 – 2 August, 1978) was a Leeds-born novelist. He is best known for a series of popular novels set in Yorkshire, including the best-selling The Crowthers of Bankdam.[1]

His parents were from mill-owning families. After attending Queen Elizabeth School, Wakefield, he studied at the Royal Naval College, Keyham, followed by service in the Royal Navy during the First World War.[1] He married in 1930 and then began writing novels. He achieved success with the immediately popular The Crowthers of Bankdam that was soon made into a film (Master of Bankdam).[2] The couple lived in Yorkshire, initially in the West Riding and then in Swaledale for 30 years. Throughout his life, he avoided personal publicity.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Who Was Who (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Thomas Armstrong (novelist)". Goodreads. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Thomas. "King Cotton". Salford University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 17 March 2016.