• Source: Robert William Alexander

Robert William Alexander was an Irish writer (usual pen name: Joan Butler) (21 November 1905 - December 17, 1979). With regard to the novels he wrote, under the pen name of Joan Butler, Alexander developed a funny style which echoed that of such authors as Thorne Smith and P. G. Wodehouse




Biography


Robert was born on 21 November 1905, in his family's house at Railway Avenue, Sutton, County Dublin, some 12 km northeast of the city center. Robert's father was an electrical engineer who worked with the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). The company ran the Hill of Howth Tramway, which ran between Sutton and Howth railway station, which opened in 1901. The Alexanders were the first family to take possession of one of the houses built by the company for the engineers, in Railway Avenue. The family remained settled there during Robert's (Bobby's) youth. Robert was the fourth son and the youngest child. Mary was the eldest, and John (Jack) and Ellen Christina (Eileen) followed later. Their parents, James and Ellen, were born in Waterford and moved to Dublin when they married.




List of published works


As Joan Butler
The Light Lover, 1929
The Heavy Husband, 1930
Unnatural Hazards, 1931
Monkey Business, 1932
Bed and Breakfast, 1933
High Pressure, 1934
Mixed Pickle, 1934
Trouble Brewing, 1935
Team Work, 1936
Half Shot, 1937
Something Rich, 1937
Half Holiday, 1938
Lost Property, 1938
Happy Christmas!, 1939
All Found, 1940
Cloudy Weather, 1940
Ground Bait, 1941
Sun Spots, 1942
Shirty Work, 1943
Fresh Heir, 1944
Low Spirits, 1945
Rapid Fire, 1945
Double Figures, 1946
Full House, 1947
The Old Firm, 1947
Loving Cup, 1948
Heat Haze, 1949
Sheet Lightning, 1950
Strictly Speaking, 1950
Soothing Syrup, 1951
Deep Freeze, 1952
Set Fair, 1952
Gilt Edged, 1953
Lucky Dip, 1953
Landed Gentry, 1954
Paper Money, 1954
All Change, 1955
Space to Let, 1955
Bridal Suite, 1956
Inside Work, 1956
Ready Cash, 1957
Home Run, 1958
As Robert William Alexander
Black Pearl, 1926
The Path of the Sun, 1927
Trail's End, 1934
Mariner's Rest, 1943
Back to Nature, 1945
Rustler's Trail, 1955
The Killing at Broken Wheel, 1958
As Ralph Temple
Cuckoo Time, 1944
Head Piece, 1953




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