Occupation Novelist Movies Master of Bankdam Role Novelist | Name Thomas Armstrong Spouse(s) Una Dulcie | |
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Born 3 September 1899 Leeds, United Kingdom Died 1978, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Parents Charles Plaxton, Anne Armstrong Books 7 kinds of smart, In Their Own Way, The myth of the ADD child, The Best Schools, Awakening Your Child's N Similar People Anne Armstrong, William Armstrong - 1st Baron, Walter Forde, Terence Fisher | ||
Thomas Armstrong (3 September 1899 – 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.
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. 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). 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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