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Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee (1885–1963) was a British playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and actor. He is best known for his work in film and television, including co-writing the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934). Pertwee authored several novels, including "The Trail of the Serpent" and "Death in the Air." He was the father of actor Jon Pertwee, who became famous for portraying the third Doctor in the long-running British series "Doctor Who."
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CHAPTER 1. DISSOLUTION. At a pawnshop in the Gray's Inn Road, Richard Frencham Altar disposed of the last of his worldly goods. Four suits from a tailor in Saville Row, two pairs of shoes in brown and patent by a craftsman of Jermyn Street, some odds and ends of hosiery, a set of dressing table brushes with black monograms on ivory and the gold cigarette case Doreen had given him on the day of...
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