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- Birth nameElwyn John Jones
- Born at 27 Byron Street, Cwmaman, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Son of Evan Edwin Jones and Olwen Jones (née Evans). Pupil, Cwmaman Elementary School, 1930-1935; Pupil, Aberdare County School for Boys, 1935-1942 (Head Boy, 1941-1942); Student, London School of Economics, 1942-1944; Journalist (reporter, then Features Editor) "News Review", 1944-1950; Journalist, "Radio Times", 1950-1957 (Assistant to Literary Editor, then Television Editor,1950-1957); Producer and scriptwriter, BBC Television 1957-1966 (Administrator to Head of Drama, 1957-195X, Deputy Head of Documentary Drama, 195X-1961, Assistant Head of Drama, 1961-1963, Head Of Drama, Series, 1963-1966). Freelance, 1966-1982, television writer (BBC and ITV), crime writer (novelisations of TV scripts and documentary books) and journalist (London "Sunday Telegraph", Cardiff "Western Mail", and others). Member, Welsh Arts Council Drama Committee. Drama Adjudicator, National Eisteddfod 1968, Barry, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Co-nominee, The Mystery Writers Of America Edgar Allen Poe Awards 1966, for "The Last Two To Hang" (book). Died at Blaeneinon, Pont Sian, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, Wales, UK. Funeral 22 May 1982 at Morriston Crematorium, Swansea, Wales, UK.- IMDb Mini Biography By: GlosBio
- SpouseJennifer Moore(March 12, 1975 - May 19, 1982) (his death, 1 child)
- Biblical quotations in his scripts.
- I still regard myself as more of a journalist than a playwright.
- You are a hostage to fortune as soon as you have written something for performance; I've never been disappointed in a cast yet...
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