Edward_Percy_Smith

Edward Percy Smith

Edward Percy Smith

British politician (1891–1968)

For other people named Edward Smith, see Edward Smith (disambiguation).
This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Percy Smith, not Smith.

Edward Percy Smith (5 January 1891 – 25 May 1968) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a playwright under the name Edward Percy.

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Biography

Born in Wandsworth, London, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashford at a by-election in 1943, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1950 general election.

Under the name Edward Percy, he was a popular playwright. His plays included The Shop at Sly Corner and, with Reginald Denham, Ladies in Retirement.[1] He also worked occasionally in television and film, including contributing to the screenplay for the 1960 Hammer horror film The Brides of Dracula. He died in Eastbourne aged 77.

Smith has earned mild infamy among biologists for releasing 12 specimens of the marsh frog in his garden at Stone-in-Oxney, Kent, during the winter of 1934–5.[2] These escaped into a nearby mere, before steadily spreading. Today, it is regarded as an invasive species which eats the tadpoles of the common frog and which it widely succeeds.

Selected plays

References

  1. [1]
    Reginald Denham, Stars in My Hair, page 150
  2. [2]
    Lever, Christopher (2009). The naturalized animals of Britain and Ireland. New Holland. ISBN 9781847734549. OCLC 432408429.
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