George Goodchild

Born on December 1, 1888, George Goodchild was a British author, screenwriter, and film director whose career stretched across much of the first half of the 20th century. He wrote under his own name and also as Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton.

Goodchild was remarkably productive, with more than 200 works published during and after his lifetime. His books ranged across thrillers, adventure stories, mysteries, westerns, and some speculative fiction, and sources also credit him with creating recurring characters such as Inspector McLean, Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill.

He died in 1969. While not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, he built a substantial reputation as a dependable storyteller of lively, accessible popular fiction.