Campbell Christie (writer)

Campbell Christie (1893–1963) was an Indian-born British playwright and screenwriter who frequently collaborated with his wife Dorothy Christie on plays such as Carrington V.C., His Excellency and Someone at the Door.

Early life

Campbell Manning Christie was born at Murree in the Punjab on October 8, 1893, the younger son of Archibald Christie. He attended Clifton Preparatory School from April 1901 to June 1902 and then re-entered Clifton College as a junior in January 1905, and left in September 1911.

His brother, Archie Christie, married Agatha Christie.

Career

From July 11, 1940 to October 21, 1941 Christie was a Brigadier and Commander, Royal Artillery of 53 (Welch) Division and from October 22, 1941 to December 11, 1942 was Brigadier, Royal Artillery, VIII Corps. As a Major General he was General Officer Commanding, Anti-Aircraft Defences, Malta from December 12, 1942 to May 23, 1944. On May 16, 1946 he retired as a Major General. During his career he received the Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45 and Defence Medal.

Personal life

Christie married Dorothy Ethel Casson Walker, the daughter of Sir George Casson Walker, KCSI in 1914 and they had one daughter.

"When Ethel Dorothea Walker was born on 10 June 1896, in Lahore, Punjab, India, her father, George Casson Walker, was 41 and her mother, Fanny Coates, was 40. She married Campbell Manning Christie in 1914, in Steyning, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. She died on 1 March 1990, in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 93."

He was found dead at home on 20 June 1963.

Selected filmography

• Jassy (1947)
• Carrington V.C. (1955)
• The Long Arm (1956)

Selected plays

• Someone at the Door (1935)
• Grand National Night (1945)
• His Excellency (1950)
• Carrington V.C. (1953)

Further reading

• Clifton College Register 1862 to 1947: Bristol: The Old Cliftonian Society, 1948
• Clifton College Register 1862 to 1962: Bristol: Council of Clifton College, 1962
• Journal of the Royal Artillery, May 1968
• List of Officers who have received commissions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery from June, 1862 to June, 1914, Volume II. Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1914
• Medal Index Card, The National Archives (WO 372/4/113517)
• Military Cross Cards, The National Archives (WO 389)
• New York Times, June 23, 1963, p. 23
• Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1939–1945. London: The Royal Artillery Benevolent Fund, 1950
• The Gunner, March 1968
• The R. M. A. Magazine, October 1923
• Maurice-Jones, Col. K.W. The Shop Story, 1900–1939. Woolwich: The Royal Artillery Institution, 1939
• The Times, June 22, 1963
• Who's Who, 1963

External links

• Campbell Christie at IMDb