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Richard Gordon (British writer)

  • Gordon Stanley Ostlere
  • Gordon Stanley Benton
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Gordon, Richard
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Date of birth
1921-09-15
Place of birth
Paddington
Date of death
2017-08-11
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Richard Gordon (born Gordon Stanley Benton, 15 September 1921 – 11 August 2017, also known as Gordon Stanley Ostlere), was an English ship's surgeon and anaesthetist. As Richard Gordon, Ostlere wrote numerous novels, screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history, mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He was best known for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme beginning with Doctor in the House, and the subsequent film, television, radio and stage adaptations. His The Alarming History of Medicine was published in 1993, and he followed this with The Alarming History of Sex.

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
...wenn er losgelassen: Der junge Gordon als Chirurg - Ein tolldreister RomanHardcover?1956
Aber Herr Doktor! Ein tolldreister Roman (linen spine edition)Paperback?1956-03
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84540802
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Q5764931

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