Austin Freeman(1862-1943)

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Austin Freeman was born on 11 April 1862 in London, England, UK. Austin was a writer, known for The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Thorndyke (1964) and Detective (1964). Austin was married to Annie Elizabeth Edwards. Austin died on 28 September 1943 in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK.

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

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Thorndyke

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Detective

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
TV Series
- short story
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- 1971–1973
Thorndyke
TV Series
- based on a story by (as R. Austin Freeman)
- 1964
Detective
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TV Series
- novel
- 1964

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Alternative names
- Clifford Ashdown
Born
- April 11, 1862
- London, England, UK
Died
- September 28, 1943
- Gravesend, Kent, England, UK
Spouse
- Annie Elizabeth Edwards1887 - 1943 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Novel: "A Message from the Deep Sea". NOTE: Filmed as A Message from the Deep Sea (1971).

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Widely credited with inventing the "inverted detective story", a narrative structure in which the commission of a crime is shown or described at the beginning of the story.

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- Clifford Ashdown

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