George Emlyn Williams CBE (26 November 1905–25 September 1987), known as Emlyn Williams, was a Welsh dramatist and actor. He was born into a Welsh-speaking, working-class family in Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales. At the age of 11 he won a scholarship to Holywell Grammar School. At the end of his time at the grammar school he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford. is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Mostyn is a small town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the country. ... A dramatist is an author of dramatic compositions, usually plays. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Mostyn is a small town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... College name Christ Church Named after Jesus Christ Established 1546 Sister College Trinity College Dean The Very Revd Christopher Andrew Lewis JCR President William Dorsey Undergraduates 426 MCR or GCR President {{{MCR President}}} Graduates 154 Home page Boat Club Christ Church (Latin: Ædes Christi, the temple or house of Christ...

In 1927, he joined a repertory company and began his stage career. By 1930, he had branched out into writing, and his first major success was with the thriller Night Must Fall (1935), which was made into a film in 1937 and again in 1964. His other great play was very different: The Corn is Green (1938), partly based on his own childhood, and also later filmed. In addition to stage plays, Williams wrote a number of film screenplays, working with Alfred Hitchcock and other directors. Night Must Fall is a play, a psychological thriller, by Emlyn Williams, first performed in 1935. ... The Corn is Green (1938) is a semi-autobiographical play by Welsh writer Emlyn Williams. ...

He acted in and contributed dialogue to various films based on the novels of A.J. Cronin, including The Citadel (1938), The Stars Look Down (1940), Hatter's Castle (1942), and Web of Evidence (1959). In 1941 Williams starred in the film You Will Remember, directed by Jack Raymond and written by Sewell Stokes and Lydia Hayward. The film is based on the life of the popular late Victorian songwriter Leslie Stuart, played here by Robert Morley, with Williams as Stuart's best friend. A. J. Cronin is the pen-name of the Scottish novelist Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896 - January 9, 1981). ... The Citadel is a novel by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937, turned into a 1938 film, with two 1960 US and another 1983 BBC television adaptations. ... The Stars Look Down is a novel by A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1935. ... This article is about the 1942 film. ... Web of Evidence is a 1959 British film based on the novel, Beyond This Place, by A.J. Cronin. ... Sewell Stokes (November 16, 1902 London - November 2, 1979 London) was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, and screenwriter. ... Leslie Stuart (15 March 1863 – 27 March 1928) was an English composer of early musical theatre, best known for the hit show Florodora (1899) and many popular songs. ... Robert Morley (May 26, 1908 – June 3, 1992) was an Oscar-nominated British actor who, often in supporting roles, was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment. ...

He often appeared in his own plays, and was famous for his one-man-show, with which he toured the world, playing Charles Dickens in an evening of readings from Dickens' novels. “Dickens” redirects here. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ...

His autobiography, in the volumes George (1961) and Emlyn (1973), was also highly successful. In it, he wrote frankly of his early homosexual experiences, though he later married in 1935 and had a son; his wife died in 1970. Among Williams' other books was the best seller Beyond Belief: A Chronicle of Murder and its Detection (1968), a semi-fictionalized account of the Moors murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. His novel, Headlong, was the basis of the film King Ralph, but little of the characters or story survived the transition to the screen. This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Moors murderer Ian Brady at the time of his arrest in October 1965. ... Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 – 15 November 2002) was an English murderer involved in the Moors murders. ... Headlong is a novel by Emlyn Williams. ... King Ralph (first released on February 15, 1991) is an American film starring American actor John Goodman in the title role of Ralph Jones. ...

Williams was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1962. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

Emlyn Williams died in London, aged 81, from complications from cancer. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Emlyn Williams at the Internet Movie Database

• Works by Emlyn Williams at Project Gutenberg