Novelist. After qualifying as a doctor he sailed the world as a ship's physician. He was a prolific author, but achieved little financial success until his novel "The Blue Lagoon" (1908) proved immediately popular. It went through 23 editions through 1920 and was later made into a film.
Novelist. After qualifying as a doctor he sailed the world as a ship's physician. He was a prolific author, but achieved little financial success until his novel "The Blue Lagoon" (1908) proved immediately popular. It went through 23 editions through 1920 and was later made into a film.
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Henry de Vere Stacpoole obiit April 12th 1951
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Ireland, Church of Ireland Search Forms for Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1731-1870
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London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
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1939 England and Wales Register
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Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
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