George Goodchild


George Goodchild, also known as Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a British author, screenwriter, and director. Over 200 Goodchild works were published during his lifetime and posthumously. His literary characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill. Goodchild's films include Colorado Jack, Bucking the Barrier, The Public Defender, Condemned to Death, Trooper O'Neill, and No Escape.

Personal life

Goodchild was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1888. Goodchild married Dora Mary Hill and had one son and two daughters while living at The Great Quarry, Guildford. Before full-time writing, he worked in journalism and publishing. He died at Aldershot in 1969, aged 80.

Oeuvre: all works

Goodchild's complete works include novels, plays, novelizations, short stories, non-fiction, anthologies, collections, films, editing, and a 1921 Children's News science fiction submission. McLean stories appeared anonymously in The Weekly News until 6 October 1979, ten years after Goodchild's death.*18

Books

Series (includes collections)

;Inspector McLean 66
  1. McLean of Scotland Yard
  2. McLean at the Golden Owl
  3. McLean Investigates
  4. How Now, McLean?
  5. Chief Inspector McLean
  6. 12 Dandy McLean Detective Stories
  7. 12 Famous McLean Cases
  8. Dandy Against the Gangsters
  9. Dandy Hangs Behind
  10. Dandy Nabs the Falcon
  11. Greta Dey's Confession
  12. Her Little Game
  13. The Pretty Daredevil
  14. The Prince of Crooks
  15. The Terror of Stapleton Quarry
  16. The Triumph of McLean
  17. McLean Plays a Hand
  18. Yes, Inspector McLean
  19. Death on the Centre Court
  20. McLean Knows Best
  21. McLean Prevails
  22. Lead On, McLean!
  23. McLean Finds a Way
  24. McLean Remembers
  25. Call McLean
  26. McLean Takes Charge
27 Danger Below
28 Having No Hearts (Hodder 1937

Films

He wrote and directed films based on books and stories.
  • Colorado Jack from Colorado Jim
  • Bucking the Barrier
  • The Public Defender from The Splendid Crime
  • Condemned to Death from Jack o'Lantern
  • Trooper O'Neill
  • No Escape from ''No Exit''

    Awards

Several awards were named after him.
  1. George Goodchild Memorial Trophy 2010