David Forrest (pseudonym)

For the author of "The Last Blue Sea", published under this pseudonym, see David Denholm.

David Forrest is a pen-name used by English novelists Robert Forrest-Webb and David Eliades to write four books, After Me, the Deluge (1972), The Great Dinosaur Robbery (1970), And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game (1969),^[1] and The Undertaker's Dozen (1974). These books were an example of tight plotlines and riotous humor, touching at the same time some serious topics: The Great Dinosaur Robbery and Nephew deal with the Cold War, After Me, the Deluge with religion.

After Me, the Deluge was the base of a musical written by the Italians Pietro Garinei, Sandro Giovannini and Iaia Fiastri (Aggiungi un posto a tavola; English title: Beyond the Rainbow) that is still represented in theaters worldwide.^[2] The Great Dinosaur Robbery became a Disney movie, One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975), which was also highly considered in its time.^[3] Despite that, all these books are currently out-of-print.

References

1. ^ "And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won off Fatty Hagan in A Poker Game; By David Forrest.". The New York Times. March 9, 1969. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C12FC3B5D137A93CBA91788D85F4D8685F9. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
2. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (January 1, 2004). "Beyond the Rainbow". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922765.html?categoryid=33&cs=1. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
3. ^ "Disney At Its Best With 'Dinosaur'". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. August 10, 1975. http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=IkUfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cdEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2844,2974091&dq=david-forrest+dinosaur&hl=en. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 

External links

• Beyond the Rainbow