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William Hope Hodgson(1877-1918)

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William Hope Hodgson was born on 15 November 1877 in the UK. William Hope was a writer, known for Matango (1963), Suspicion (1957) and The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971). William Hope died on 19 April 1918 in Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
BornNovember 15, 1877
DiedApril 19, 1918(40)
BornNovember 15, 1877
DiedApril 19, 1918(40)
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Matango (1963)
Matango
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1963
Suspicion (1957)
Suspicion
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(uncredited)
House on the Borderland
TV Series
  • Writer

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    Writer



    • Cineficción Radio (2019)
      Cineficción Radio
      4.7
      Podcast Series
      • story "The Voice in the Night"
      • novel "The Ghost Pirates"
      • novel "The House on the Borderland"
      • 2020–2024
    • Joey Traywick in Haunted Ground (2023)
      Haunted Ground
      • original idea
      • 2023
    • Alaine Huntington in Ghost Finder (2020)
      Ghost Finder
      • original idea
      • 2020
    • Curious Matter Anthology (2019)
      Curious Matter Anthology
      Podcast Series
      • original story
      • 2020
    • The Fear
      6.8
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2001
    • Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
      The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
      7.2
      TV Series
      • by
      • short story "The Horse of the Invisible" (uncredited)
      • 1971
    • Matango (1963)
      Matango
      6.4
      • story "The Voice in the Night"
      • 1963
    • Suspicion (1957)
      Suspicion
      8.1
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1958
    • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
      The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
      7.7
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1954
    • Chevron Theatre (1952)
      Chevron Theatre
      6.6
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1952

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    • Alternative name
      • W.H. Hodgson
    • Born
      • November 15, 1877
      • UK
    • Died
      • April 19, 1918
      • Ypres, Flanders, Belgium(hit by a mortar shell in the Great War)
    • Other works
      T(1907) Novel: "The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' "

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      His sister, Lissie Hodgson, was the executor of his estate. He was expected to become one of the finest writers of the supernatural and of the sea, before he was killed in action.)

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    • When did William Hope Hodgson die?
      April 19, 1918
    • How did William Hope Hodgson die?
      Hit by a mortar shell in the Great War
    • At what age did William Hope Hodgson die?
      40 years old
    • Where did William Hope Hodgson die?
      Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
    • When was William Hope Hodgson born?
      November 15, 1877

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