Val Gielgud
Brother of John
Val Gielgud, full name Val Henry Gielgud (28 Apr 1900 - 30 Nov 1981): British author and actor, brother of actor Sir John Gielgud; five marriages (first four dissolved), one son (Adam); secretary to a Member of Parliament; subeditor for a comic book/newspaper; staff member London Radio Times; Dramatic Director, BBC; Head of Television Drama, BBC; O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire; C.B.E. (Commander, Order of the British Empire):
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26 mystery/detective novels with series characters Antony Havilland, Inspector Gregory Pellew & Viscount Clymping, Inspector Simon Spears
- 1 mystery/detective story collection
- 2 unrelated novels (historical)
- 19 plays (and also directed 6 plays and appeared in 6 as actor)
- 4 screenplays
- 40 radio plays
- 7 non-fiction books (playwriting, autobiography)
- 2 books edited
John, Eric Linklater, Val at Broadcasting House, 1943
Val Gielgud played a key executive and creative role in the transition of radio drama production in the BBC between 1929 and the year of the film and his steerage of radio drama extended to the early days of television drama in the 1950s. In fact he was responsible for directing the first ever television drama transmitted in the UK in 1930.
Val at the BBC
