Richard Llewellyn (1906 – 1983, E) was born of Welsh parents in Middlesex. He lived a nomadic life, travelling widely. Before World War II, he spent periods working in hotels, wrote a play, worked as a coal miner and produced his best-known novel. During World War II, he rose to the rank of Captain in the Welsh Guards. Following the war, he worked as a journalist, covering the Nuremberg Trials, and then as a screenwriter for MGM. Late in his life, he lived in Eilat, Israel. His best-known book was How Green Was My Valley (1939), which won international acclaim and was made into a classic Hollywood film. He died in Dublin.
Books
- Poison Pen: A Play in Three Acts (1938)
- How Green Was My Valley (1939)
- None but the Lonely Heart (1943)
- A Few Flowers for Shiner (1950)
- A Flame for Doubting Thomas (1954)
- Sweet Witch (1955)
- Mr. Hamish Gleave (1956)
- The Flame of Hercules (1957)
- Warden of the Smoke and Bells (1958)
- Chez Pavan (1959)
- Up into the Singing Mountain (1960)
- A Man in a Mirror (1964)
- Sweet Morn of Judas’ Day (1965)
- Down Where the Moon is Small (1966)
- End of the Rug (1969)
- But We Didn’t Get the Fox (1970)
- White Horse to Banbury Cross (1972)
- Bride of Israel My Love (1973)
- The Night is a Child (1974)
- Hill of Many Dreams (1974)
- Green, Green My Valley Now (1975)
- At Sunrise, the Rough Music (1976)
- Tell Me Now and Again (1977)
- A Night of Bright Stars (1979)
- I Stand on a Quiet Shore (1982)