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Robert Westerby (born 3 July 1909 in England, died 16 November 1968 in California, United States),〔(Internet Movie Database )〕 was an author of novels (published by Arthur Barker of London) and screenwriter for films and television. Westerby's 1937 novel ''Wide Boys Never Work'',a story of the criminal underworld before the Second World War, was the earliest published use of the word "wide boy".〔Oxford English Dictionary (1989) Second Edition〕 In 1956 the book was made into the British film ''Soho Incident'' (released in the United States as ''Spin a Dark Web''). In 2008 London Books republished ''Wide Boys Never Work'' as part of their London Books classics series. His account of his early life was entitled ''A Magnum for my Mother'' (1946). To the British public, a ''magnum'' just meant a large bottle of champagne. However, in the USA it could suggest a type of handgun, so it was retitled ''Champagne for Mother'' (1947). ==Bibliography== *''Wide Boys Never Work'' (1937) *''Only Pain is Real'' (1937) *''In These Quiet Streets'' (1938) *''French for Funny, and Other Stories'' (1938) *''Polish Gold'' (1940) *''The Small Voice'' (1940) *''Tomorrow Started Yesterday'' (1940) *''Hunger Allows No Choice'' (1941) *''Mad in Pursuit'' (1945) *''A Magnum for my Mother'' (1946) *''Champagne for Mother'' (1947) *''An Awful Lot of Coffee'' (1950) *''Five-Day Crossing'' (1952) *''In the Money'' (1952) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Westerby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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