Christopher Robin Nicole (7 December 1930 – 2 September 2017) was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole and also under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the pen name Max Marlow when co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann.
2 September 2017(2017-09-02) (aged 86) Guernsey, Channel Islands
Pen name
Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray, Alan Savage, Nicholas Grant, Max Marlow (with Diana Bachmann)
On 31 March 1951, Nicole married his first wife, Jean Regina Amelia Barnett, with whom he had two sons, Bruce and Jack, and two daughters, Julie and Ursula,[1] before they divorced.[5] On 8 May 1982 Nicole married for the second time with fellow writer Diana Bachmann.
Writing careeredit
Nicole was first published in 1957, when he wrote a book about West Indian Cricket. He published his first novel in 1959, his first stories being set in his native Caribbean. Later he wrote many historical novels, set in tumultuous periods such as World War I, World War II and the Cold War, and depicting places in Europe, Asia and Africa. He also wrote classic romance novels.
He signed most of his books as Christopher Nicole, but also used several pseudonyms, some of them female. Pseudonyms used include: Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray, Alan Savage and Nicholas Grant. He wrote disaster thrillers in collaboration with his wife, Diana Bachmann, under the pen name Max Marlow.[6] Under his different pseudonyms he has worked with many publishing houses: Jarrolds, Hutchinson, Simon & Schuster, Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Jove, Michael Joseph, Mills & Boon, and Severn House.[7]
He specialized in series and sagas, and continued to write in the 21st century.
christopher, nicole, christopher, robin, nicole, december, 1930, september, 2017, prolific, british, writer, over, novels, fiction, books, since, 1957, wrote, also, under, several, pseudonyms, including, peter, grange, andrew, york, robin, cade, mark, logan, c. Christopher Robin Nicole 7 December 1930 2 September 2017 was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non fiction books since 1957 He wrote as Christopher Nicole and also under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange Andrew York Robin Cade Mark Logan Christina Nicholson Alison York Leslie Arlen Robin Nicholson C R Nicholson Daniel Adams Simon McKay Caroline Gray and Alan Savage He also wrote under the pen name Max Marlow when co authoring with his wife fellow author Diana Bachmann Christopher Robin NicoleBornChristopher Robin Nicole 1930 12 07 7 December 1930Georgetown British Guiana now Guyana Died2 September 2017 2017 09 02 aged 86 Guernsey Channel IslandsPen namePeter Grange Andrew York Robin Cade Mark Logan Christina Nicholson Alison York Leslie Arlen Robin Nicholson C R Nicholson Daniel Adams Simon McKay Caroline Gray Alan Savage Nicholas Grant Max Marlow with Diana Bachmann OccupationnovelistLanguageEnglishNationalityBritishEducationQueen s College Guyana Harrison College Barbados Period1957 2017Genrehistorical war spy romanceSpouseJean Regina Amelia Barnett 1951 divorced Diana Bachmann 1982 his death Children5 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Personal life 1 2 Writing career 2 Bibliography 3 References and sourcesBiography editPersonal life edit Christopher Robin Nicole was born on 7 December 1930 in Georgetown in British Guiana now Guyana where he was raised He was the son of Jean Dorothy Logan and Jack Nicole a police officer 1 Both his parents were Scottish 2 He studied at Queen s College in Guyana and at Harrison College in Barbados He was a fellow at the Canadian Bankers Association and a clerk for the Royal Bank of Canada in Georgetown and Nassau from 1947 to 1956 1 In 1957 he moved to Guernsey Channel Islands where lived until his death 3 4 but he also had a domicile in Spain On 31 March 1951 Nicole married his first wife Jean Regina Amelia Barnett with whom he had two sons Bruce and Jack and two daughters Julie and Ursula 1 before they divorced 5 On 8 May 1982 Nicole married for the second time with fellow writer Diana Bachmann Writing career edit Nicole was first published in 1957 when he wrote a book about West Indian Cricket He published his first novel in 1959 his first stories being set in his native Caribbean Later he wrote many historical novels set in tumultuous periods such as World War I World War II and the Cold War and depicting places in Europe Asia and Africa He also wrote classic romance novels He signed most of his books as Christopher Nicole but also used several pseudonyms some of them female Pseudonyms used include Peter Grange Andrew York Robin Cade Mark Logan Christina Nicholson Alison York Leslie Arlen Robin Nicholson C R Nicholson Daniel Adams Simon McKay Caroline Gray Alan Savage and Nicholas Grant He wrote disaster thrillers in collaboration with his wife Diana Bachmann under the pen name Max Marlow 6 Under his different pseudonyms he has worked with many publishing houses Jarrolds Hutchinson Simon amp Schuster Coward McCann amp Geoghegan Jove Michael Joseph Mills amp Boon and Severn House 7 He specialized in series and sagas and continued to write in the 21st century Bibliography editMain article Christopher Nicole bibliographyReferences and sources edit a b c Who s who in the world Marquis Who s Who inc 1976 p 767 Christopher Nicole at Severn House archived from the original on 13 December 2019 retrieved 11 June 2012 Christopher Nicole s Bio at ISIS archived from the original on 20 July 2011 Death notice Lesley Henderson D L Kirkpatrick 1990 Twentieth century romance and historical writers St James Press p 856 Christopher Nicole s pseudonyms at trussel Christopher Nicole Amazon s Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Nicole amp oldid 1202023481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
