Peter Marshall (author, born 1939)

For other people named Peter Marshall, see Peter Marshall (disambiguation).

Peter Marshall (1939–1972) was a British novelist.

Peter Marshall
Born	1939
Died	1972 (aged 32–33) Surrey, England
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	British
Years active	1962–1966
Notable awards	John Llewellyn Rhys Prize

Life

Peter Marshall was born in 1939.^[1] At 18 years old he became infected with polio, which left him almost completely paralyzed. He wrote an autobiography (Two Lives) about his life before and after the illness, for which he received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1963.^[2][3] He wrote two novels, The Raging Moon (1964) and Excluded from the Cemetery (1966). The movie The Raging Moon was based on his novel by the same title. He lived and worked in a home in Surrey. He died at age 33 in 1972.^[4]

Bibliography

• Marshall, Peter (1962). Two Lives. Hutchinson. OCLC 1301629.
• Marshall, Peter (1964). The Raging Moon. London: Hutchinson. OCLC 1447851.
• Marshall, Peter (1966). Excluded from the Cemetery. London: Hutchinson. OCLC 847030.