F. L. Green

Frederick Lawrence Green (1902 - 1953) was a British author who had 14 titles published between 1934 and 1952. He is best known for his 1945 novel, "Odd Man Out", which was memorably filmed by Carol Reed in 1947.

Born in Portsmouth, his first novel, "Julius Penton", was published in 1934. It was his second book, 1939's "On the Night of the Fire", which made his name.

In 1929 he married Irish-born Margaret Edwards, with whom he lived in Belfast from the mid 1930s. His last novel, "Ambush For the Hunter", was published in 1952.

Green died on April 14 1953.

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*Wapshott, Nicholas "The Man Between: A Biography of Carol Reed". London: Chatto & Windus. 1990. ISBN 0-7011-3353-8
*"Who Was Who, Volume 5: 1951-1960". London: A&C Black Ltd. 1961.