Wells, Barry
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
Pseudonym of UK author Horace Arthur Richards (1911-1971), author of one sf Tie of interest, The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), novelizing the Disaster film The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) [which see]. This novel resolves the film's cliffhanger ending (will the news headline be "World Saved" or "World Doomed"?) on its final page, when the rains do come and the Earth is indeed saved. [DRL]
Horace Arthur Richards
born Romford, Essex: 14 March 1911
died London: 1971
works
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (London: New English Library/Four Square, 1961) [tie to the film: pb/Johnnie Jay from a film still]
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