Biography
Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse-Cheyney (22 February 1896 – 26 June 1951) was a British crime fiction writer who flourished between 1936 and 1951. Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution, which, starting in 1953, were adapted into a series of French movies, all starring Eddie Constantine (however, the best known of these – the 1965 science fiction film Alphaville – was not directly based on a Cheyney novel). Another popular creation was the private detective Slim Callaghan who also appeared in a series of novels and subsequent film adaptations.
Although out of print for many years, Cheyney's novels have never been difficult to find second-hand. Several of them have recently been made available as e-books. A 1954 biography of Cheyney, Peter Cheyney: Prince of Hokum, was written by Michael Harrison. (London: N. Spearman, 1954.)
Cheyney published a semi-autobiographical volume, Making Crime Pay and after his death at least two biographical essays appeared in posthumous collections. An essay by Viola Garvin, "Peter Cheyney" appears in Velvet Johnnie a posthumous collection of Cheyney's short stories (London: Collins, 1952, pages 7–32). The other essay is anonymous. It appears in the Cheyney collection Calling Mr. Callaghan (London: Todd, 1953, pages 7–16).
Filmography
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Le Retour de Lemmy Caution (1989)
Callaghan: un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres (1975)
Slečnám nic nevadí (1971)
Your Turn, Darling (1963)
Ladies' Man (1962)
Do It Again Callaghan (1961)
Women Are Like That (1960)
And This Way to the Exit (1957)
Diamond Machine (1955)
More Whiskey for Callaghan (1955)
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan (1955)
Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)
Dames Don't Care (1954)
This Man Is Dangerous (1953)
Poison Ivy (1953)
Full House (1952)
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
Uneasy Terms (1948)
The Wife of General Ling (1937)
The Deputy Drummer (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1898-02-22
Deathday1951-06-26 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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