British author Frederick E. Smith died of a heart attack in Bourneouth, England, on May 15, 2012. He was 93. His 1951 short story about a diabolical ventriloquist was adapted for the 1964 horror film "Devil Doll" starring Bryant Haliday. Smith's experiences while serving in the Royal Air Force inspired his 1956 novel "633 Squadron", which was adapted for a film starring Cliff Robertson in 1964. He later penned several spin-off from 1975's "Operation Rhine Maiden" through 2007's "Operation Safeguard". He was the author of numerous other books including "Of Masks and Minds" (1954), "Laws Be Their Enemy" (1955), "Lydia Trendennis" (1957), "The Sin and the Sinners" (1958), "The Grotto of Tiberius" (1961), "The Other Cousin" (1962) and "Temptation Isle" under the pseudonym David Farrell, "The Devil Behind Me" (1962), "The Dark Cliffs" (1962), "The Storm Knight" (1966), "A Killing for the Hawks" (1966), "Strange Enemy" (1967) again as Farrell, "The Wider Sea of Love" (1969), the 1970 novelization of the film "Waterloo", "See How We Run" (1972), three novelizations of the television series "The Persuaders!" in 1972, "The Tormented" (1974), "Saffron's War" (1975), "Saffron's Army" (1977), "Saffron's Trials" (1996), "The War God" (1980), "The Obsession" (1984), "Rage of the Innocents" (1986), "A Meeting of Stars" (1987), "In Presence of my Foes" (1988), and "Years of the Fury" (1989). He published two volumes of memoirs, "A Youthful Absurdity" (2011) and "An Author's Absurdities" (2012).
British author Frederick E. Smith died of a heart attack in Bourneouth, England, on May 15, 2012. He was 93. His 1951 short story about a diabolical ventriloquist was adapted for the 1964 horror film "Devil Doll" starring Bryant Haliday. Smith's experiences while serving in the Royal Air Force inspired his 1956 novel "633 Squadron", which was adapted for a film starring Cliff Robertson in 1964. He later penned several spin-off from 1975's "Operation Rhine Maiden" through 2007's "Operation Safeguard". He was the author of numerous other books including "Of Masks and Minds" (1954), "Laws Be Their Enemy" (1955), "Lydia Trendennis" (1957), "The Sin and the Sinners" (1958), "The Grotto of Tiberius" (1961), "The Other Cousin" (1962) and "Temptation Isle" under the pseudonym David Farrell, "The Devil Behind Me" (1962), "The Dark Cliffs" (1962), "The Storm Knight" (1966), "A Killing for the Hawks" (1966), "Strange Enemy" (1967) again as Farrell, "The Wider Sea of Love" (1969), the 1970 novelization of the film "Waterloo", "See How We Run" (1972), three novelizations of the television series "The Persuaders!" in 1972, "The Tormented" (1974), "Saffron's War" (1975), "Saffron's Army" (1977), "Saffron's Trials" (1996), "The War God" (1980), "The Obsession" (1984), "Rage of the Innocents" (1986), "A Meeting of Stars" (1987), "In Presence of my Foes" (1988), and "Years of the Fury" (1989). He published two volumes of memoirs, "A Youthful Absurdity" (2011) and "An Author's Absurdities" (2012).
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