Jerrard Tickell

Edward Jerrard Tickell (1905–1966) was an Irish writer known for his novels and World War II historical books.

Tickell was born in Dublin and educated in Tipperary and London. He joined the Royal Army Service Corps in 1940 and was commissioned in 1941, when he was appointed to the War Office. Between 1943 and 1945 his official duties took him to Africa, the Middle East, Washington DC, Canada, the West Indies, and Europe. He was appointed to the General Staff in 1945.

He was married to the author and spiritualist Renée Haynes, the daughter of E.S.P. Haynes and Oriana Huxley Waller (a granddaughter of Thomas Henry Huxley) and they had three sons: Crispin, Patrick, and Tom.

Jerrard Tickell wrote 21 novels,^[1] including the bestselling Appointment with Venus (1951), which was made into a film of the same name starring David Niven and a 1962 Danish film Venus fra Vestø.^[2]

His non-fiction work includes a memoir of SOE agent Odette Hallowes, an account of No. 138 Squadron RAF (the "moon squadron"), and a history of "Ascalon", Winston Churchill's personal Avro York transport aircraft.

Publications

Non-fiction

• Odette: The Story of a British Agent (1949)
• Moon Squadron (1956)
• Ascalon: The Story of Sir Winston Churchill's Wartime Flights from 1943 to 1945 (1964)
• Appointment with Venus (1976)

See also

• Huxley family

References

1. ^ Fantastic Fiction
2. ^ Venus fra Vestø at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Tickell, Jerrard
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Date of birth	1905
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Date of death	1966
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