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British playwright and novelist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Henry Gallon (5 December 1866 – 4 November 1914) was a British playwright and novelist. He was the brother of author and publicist Nellie Tom-Gallon, who founded the Tom-Gallon Trust Award[1] for beginning writers in memory of her brother.
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.png) In The Sketch, 19 December 1900 | |
| Born | Thomas Henry Gallon 5 December 1866 Bermondsey, London, England |
| Died | 4 November 1914 (aged 47) London, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
Tom Gallon was born in Bermondsey, London, the son of John P. Gallon (an engineer, fitter and turner) and his wife Martha K. Gallon.[2]
Several of Tom Gallon's novels were adapted as films including The Princess of Happy Chance (1916), Meg the Lady (1916), The Cruise of the Make-Believes (1918), The Lackey and the Lady (1919), A Rogue in Love (1922), Boden's Boy (1923), Off the Highway (1925, based on Tatterley), The Great Gay Road (1920, silent) and The Great Gay Road (1931, sound).[2]
He died in London on 4 November 1914.[3]
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