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21. Will of Elizabeth MacKintosh, National Archives of Scotland; original documents also held by family.
22. Death certificate.
23. Ramsden, (1984), p. 139. Lena does get some details wrong; confirmed dates and details from Morley (2002), and Mangan (2004).
24. John Gielgud, ‘Foreword’, to Gordon Daviot, Plays (London: Peter Davies, 1953), p. x.
25. Letter from Elisabeth Kyle to Mairi MacDonald, April 23, 1953, Acc 7708, no. 33, National Library of Scotland – Mairi MacDonald’s papers.
26. Letter from Elisabeth Kyle to Mairi MacDonald, April 23, 1953, Acc 7708, no. 33, National Library of Scotland – Mairi MacDonald’s papers; Ramsden, (1984), p. 140. Dodie Smith didn’t do funerals.
Chapter Twenty One: Will, and Plays
1. Will of Elizabeth MacKintosh, National Archive of Scotland. Although Beth’s Will specifically refers to ‘The National Trust for England’, the correct name of the organisation is the ‘National Trust’, as it also covers Wales and Northern Ireland.
2. See Chapter 12.
3. See, for example, article ‘Fruit followed mystery writer’s angry exchange’, in the Inverness Courier, Tuesday 5th October 1993.
4. See Highland history and culture website www.ambaile.co.uk for photos of Miss Margaret MacDougall organizing this display; there is also a MacDougall archive in HAC.
5. Josephine Tey collection, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. INVMG.1952.005; INVMG.1952.003; INVMG.1952.004; INVMG.1947.001.
6. Date on will of Elizabeth MacKintosh, National Archives of Scotland. Aird, (2011), p. 67.
7. Aird, (2011), p. 65 and p. 67.
8. John Gielgud at the BBC, BBC radio collection audio cassette, released 2000.
9. The Bulletin, January 27th 1954.
10. See Lesley Henderson, Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers (3rd Edition; London: St James Press, 1991), p. 1006 for an incomplete bibliography. This biography contains the most complete bibliography of all Elizabeth MacKintosh’s published/performed works.
11. John Gielgud, ‘Foreword’, to Gordon Daviot, Plays (London: Peter Davies, 1953).
12. Gordon Daviot, Plays [2] (London: Peter Davies, 1954).
13. Full details of the production of The Pomp of Mr Pomfret have not been found, though it is listed in some online bibliographies of Tey’s work, eg http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&zid=223c47bd26dbfb3aa7e27d4a28a83147&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2406000507&userGroupName=nysl_se_ramapo&jsid=207f8250e68e83018d212259af30e7d4
14. Jean Mackintosh, ‘Miss Mac’ (1880-1971) taught at Daviot Primary School until 1950. Daviot School Log Book 1932-1961, HAC, C1/5/3/1929. Thanks to Highland Archive Centre genealogist Anne Fraser, who remembered her mum (a former Daviot pupil) talking about Miss Mac’s friendship with Gordon Daviot. Despite the name, Miss Mac and Gordon Daviot were not related.
15. Gordon Daviot’s play Mrs Fry Has a Visitor had been classified and advertised as a children’s play when it was given its second airing by the BBC in 1950; this is the only other example of Daviot writing for children.
16. Gordon Daviot, Plays [3] (London: Peter Davies, 1954).
17. Reckoning is one of only four Daviot plays that seem to have never had a professional production. The others are Clarion Call, Patria and The Princess Who Liked Cherry Pie.
Chapter Twenty Two: The Singing Sands
1. Letter from Maurice Lindsay to Neil Gunn, 21st February 1949, Dep 209, National Library of Scotland – Neil Gunn Archive.
2. Neil M. Gunn, The Lost Chart (London: Faber and Faber, 1949).
3. Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (London: Pan, 1965), p. 7. Like Arthur Ransome: on returning to Britain from journalistic work in Revolutionary Russia, anxious diplomats asked Ransome what his politics were. ‘Fishing,’ he replied.
4. Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (London: Pan, 1965), p. 11.
5. Short typed biography in The Franchise Affair notes, Penguin Archive, the University of Bristol.
6. See Hart & J. B. Pick (1981).
7. Ramsden, (1984), p. 138.
8. See Manson (2011).
9. MacCormick (2008).
10. In Gordon Daviot, Plays [2] (London: Peter Davies, 1954).
11. Gordon Daviot, Plays [2] (London: Peter Davies, 1954), p. 152.
12. When Mairi MacDonald was writing her biographical essay on Gordon Daviot for the Scots Magazine, she spoke to Daviot’s friend, the writer Elisabeth Kyle. Kyle wrote to Mairi that Daviot had once given a rather pithy description of a well-known Scottish nationalist as an ‘elderly Sissy in a kilt’. Kyle discreetly does not mention habitual kilt-wearer Hugh MacDiarmid.
13. His sister Marianne died in Devon, but is commemorated in Tomnahurich. His father died in Wick, but is commemorated in Tomnahurich. His half-sister Jeannie (born in Aberdeenshire) and her English husband both moved to Inverness, where they lived and died. His other sister Dorothy died in Edinburgh; her resting place is unknown.
14. George Edward Jeans, the son of Mary Horne and Robert Jeans, emigrated to the USA and eventually settled in Ohio, where he became a tool and die maker. Mary, of course, was Beth’s aunt – Josephine’s sister (see Chapter 2).
15. Inverness Museum has a small permanent display about Highland Airways. Thanks also to former Highland Airways pilot Steven Thomson for information.
16. See discussion of Tey in Val McDermid, ‘The brilliant unconventional novels of Josephine Tey’, Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2015.
17. See introduction and blurb in reprint of Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996), which quotes positive reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times.
18. BBC radio programme Gordon the Escapist (1986), transcript available in the Scottish Theatre Archive, University of Glasgow; further information from private correspondence with Bruce Young (producer) and Tinch Minter (writer); Acc 7708, no. 33, National Library of Scotland – Mairi MacDonald’s papers.
19. Correspondence between Jennifer Morag Henderson and the National Trust.
20. Ramsden, (1984), p. 57.
21. Paranoiac (1963) – www.imdb.com; Tipping My Fedora mystery and crime blog http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/paranoiac-1963-tuesdays-forgotten-film/.
22. In a letter from Nico Davies, advertised for sale online via the website www.abebooks.co.uk. I have examined detailed scans and photographs of the letter.
23. MacDonald, (1982).
24. See correspondence with John Gielgud, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and publishers Peter Davies in Acc 7708, no. 33, National Library of Scotland – Mairi MacDonald’s papers.
25. Ramsden (1984).
26. BBC radio programme Gordon the Escapist (1986), transcript available in the Scottish Theatre Archive, University of Glasgow; further information from private correspondence with Bruce Young (producer) and Tinch Minter (writer); ‘Fruit followed mystery writer’s angry exchange’, in the Inverness Courier, Tuesday 5th October 1993.
27. Roy (1980).
28. The Florians, An Evening with Gordon Daviot, programme; private letters from Alison Wilkie to the Saltire Society; Inverness Courier clippings: ‘Daviot revival earns Florians a famous fan’, from private collection of Alison Wilkie.
conclusion
1. Although most reporting of this event focuses on the radiant photos of Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies with her new honour, and discussion of her illustrious career, there have been questions over why this honour, for such a distinguished actress, came so late in life. There has been some suggestion that it was delayed because of Gwen’s sexuality. See Grime (2013), pp. 196–199.
2. Private correspondence with Jennifer Morag Henderson.
Select Bibliography
The Works of Elizabeth MacKintosh
(Publication is London unless otherwise noted.)
1925 Gordon Daviot, ‘A Triolet’, Westminster Gazette, 29th August
1926 — compe
tition entries, Saturday Review [various dates 24th July – 27th October 1928]
1927 — ‘Pat’, Glasgow Herald, 2nd April
1928 — ‘Haivers’, Glasgow Herald, 18th February
1928 — ‘The Find’, Glasgow Herald, 9th June
1928 — ‘His Own Country’, English Review, July, 102–08
1928 — ‘A Three-Ha’Penny Stamp’, Glasgow Herald, 3rd November
1929 — ‘The Exquis’, Glasgow Herald, 19th January
1929 — Kif: an Unvarnished History (Ernest Benn; New York: D. Appleton & Co.)
1929 — ‘Deborah’, English Review, March, 340–47
1929 — The Man in the Queue (Methuen; New York: E. P. Dutton & Co; trans. Anne d’Aurier, Plon: Paris, 1932)
1930 — ‘Madame Ville d’Aubier’, English Review, February, 230–34
1931 — The Expensive Halo: a Fable without Moral (Ernest Benn; New York: D. Appleton & Co.)
1932 — Richard of Bordeaux, The Arts Club, June 1932, directed by John Gielgud, produced by Howard Wyndham and Bronson Albery, performed by John Gielgud, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
1933 — Richard of Bordeaux, New Theatre, 2nd February-April 1934 [production and cast as June 1932]; regional tour 1934, performed by Glen Byam Shaw, inc. King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 2nd April
1933 — Richard of Bordeaux: a play in two acts (Victor Gollancz; Samuel French [acting edition]; Boston: Little Brown)
1934 — Richard of Bordeaux, Empire Theatre, Broadway, 14th February-19th March, performed by Dennis King, Margaret Vines
1934 — The Laughing Woman, New Theatre, 7th April, produced and directed by John Gielgud, performed by Stephen Haggard, Veronica Turleigh
1934 — The Laughing Woman (Victor Gollancz)
1934 — Queen of Scots, New Theatre, 8th June-8th September, directed by John Gielgud, performed by Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Laurence Olivier, Glen Byam Shaw
1934 — Queen of Scots: a Play in Three Acts (Victor Gollancz)
1934 — Youthful Folly, Sound City (UK), October, general release December, directed by Miles Mander, produced by Norman Louden, written by Heinrich Fraenkel, Gordon Daviot [adapted from The Expensive Halo], performed by Irene Vanburgh, Mary Lawson, Jane Carr
1936 — Next Time We Love, Universal Pictures, 30th January (US), directed by Edward H. Griffith, screenplay by Melville Baker (story by Ursula Parrott), [‘Gordon Daviot’ contract writer], performed by Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart
1936 Josephine Tey, A Shilling for Candles: The Story of a Crime (Methuen & Co.)
1936 Gordon Daviot, The Laughing Woman, John Golden Theatre, Broadway, 13th October-November, performed by Helen Menken, Tonio Selwart
1937 — Claverhouse (Collins)
1937 Josephine Tey, Young and Innocent (‘based on the novel entitled A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey’), Gaumont British Picture Corporation, November; 10th February 1938 (New York), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, screenplay adapted by Charles Bennett, Edwin Greenwood, Anthony Armstrong, performed by Nova Pilbeam, Derrick de Marney
1938 Gordon Daviot, Richard of Bordeaux, BBC TV Drama, Alexandra Palace, 17th & 27th December; performed by Andrew Osborn, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
1939 — The Stars Bow Down: a Play in Three Acts (Duckworth)
1939 — Mixed Grill, crossword, Inverness Royal Academy magazine
1940 — The Laughing Woman, BBC Radio, 1st December [shortened version], performed by John Gielgud, Edith Evans
1941 — ‘Bees’, Lilliput, February, vol. 8, no. 2, 93
1941 — Richard of Bordeaux, BBC Radio, 1st June, adapted for radio and produced by Hugh Stewart, performed by John Gielgud
1941 — Leith Sands, BBC Radio, 13th November, ‘New Play by Gordon Daviot’
1942 — Queen of Scots, BBC Radio, 6th December, ‘adapted for broadcasting by the author’, performed by Fay Compton
1944 — The Three Mrs Madderleys, ‘a play specially written for broadcasting by Gordon Daviot’, BBC Radio, 14th June, produced by Val Gielgud
1944 — Mrs Fry has a Visitor, BBC Radio, 6th December
1945 — ‘Three Women’ [series of three religious plays] The Mother of Masé; Rahab; Sara, BBC, 10th, 17th & 24th June
1946 — Remember Caesar, BBC Radio, 4th January
1946 — Leith Sands and Other Short Plays [Leith Sands, Rahab, The Mother of Masé, Sara, Mrs Fry has a Visitor, The Three Mrs Madderleys, Clarion Call, Remember Caesar] (Duckworth)
1946 F. Craigie Howe, Cornelia, Citizens Theatre Company, Glasgow, 15th April – 26th April, original production by Mathew Forsyth, performed by Rona Anderson
1946 Gordon Daviot, The Little Dry Thorn, Citizens Theatre Company, Glasgow, 29th April – 10th May; Empire Theatre, Inverness, 12th August, original production by Mathew Forsyth, performed by Edmund Bailey, Enid Hewitt, Rona Anderson
1946 Josephine Tey, Miss Pym Disposes (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan, 1948)
1946 Gordon Daviot, The Balwhinnie Bomb, BBC radio
1946 — The Pen of my Aunt, BBC radio
1947 — Rahab; Leith Sands, SCDA, Empire Theatre, Inverness, 15th February
1947 — Richard of Bordeaux, BBC TV Film, 6th April, performed by Andrew Osborn, Joyce Heron
1948 Josephine Tey, The Franchise Affair (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan, 1949)
1948 Gordon Daviot, Valerius, Repertory Players, Savile Theatre, 3rd October
1948 — The Stars Bow Down, BBC Radio, 13th November, ‘adapted for radio by the author’
1948 — Leith Sands, The Florians, Inverness
1949 Josephine Tey, Crooked Penny [‘condensed version’ of Brat Farrar] in the Ladies Home Journal (August)
1949 — Brat Farrar (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan, 1950)
1949 Gordon Daviot, The Balwhinnie Bomb, The Florians, Inverness
1949 — The Stars Bow Down, Festival Theatre, Malvern, 10th August, produced by Mathew Forsyth, performed by the Malvern Company
1950 Josephine Tey, Come and Kill Me [Brat Farrar] (New York: Pocket Books)
1950 Gordon Daviot, Mrs Fry has a Visitor, BBC TV Film, 9th May
1950 — The Pen of My Aunt, BBC Radio, 15th February
1950 Josephine Tey, To Love and Be Wise (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan, 1951)
1950 — Brat Farrar, Philco-Television Playhouse (NBC TV, US), 14th May 1950 & 27th July 1952
1951 — The Daughter of Time (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan, 1952)
1951 — The Franchise Affair, Associated British Pictures, 20th February (UK release), 28th April 1952 (US release).
1951 Gordon Daviot, Sara, The Florians, Inverness
1952 — The Privateer (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan)
1952 Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan, 1953)
1952 — Richard of Bordeaux, BBC Radio, 27th September, performed by John Gielgud
1953 Josephine Tey, The Man in the Queue (Hale; Peter Davies; New York: Macmillan) [republished under Tey name]
1953 — Killer in the Crowd [Mercury Mystery Series] (Joseph W. Ferman, New York) [‘Abridged Edition’ of The Man in the Queue]
1953 Gordon Daviot, Plays 1 [The Little Dry Thorn, Valerius, Dickon; Foreword by John Gielgud] (Peter Davies)
1954 — Plays 2 [The Pomp of Mr Pomfret; Cornelia; Patria; The Balwhinnie Bomb; The Pen of My Aunt; The Princess Who Liked Cherry Pie](Peter Davies)
1954 — Plays 3 [Lady Charing is Cross, Sweet Coz, Reckoning; Barnharrow; The Staff-Room](Peter Davies)
1955 — Sweet Coz, BBC television, 4th January
1955 — Lady Charing is Cross, BBC television, 8th February
1955 — Dickon, Playhouse, Salisbury, 9th May
1956 — Barnharrow; The Staff-Room (double-bill), BBC television, 1st May
Unpublished works
Individual poems: National Library of Scotland, Josephine Tey collection, Acc 4771/5
Individual poems: Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies collection
‘Alexander’: MacKint
osh family papers (Private collection)
‘The Thing that Knows the Time’: MacKintosh family papers (Private collection)
‘Giuseppe’, dated May 1951: MacKintosh family papers (Private collection)
Primary Sources
Manuscripts and Archive Material
Aberdeen University Archive: MA records (Hugh McIntosh)
Alison Wilkie material (Private collection)
Applecross Family History Centre: Parish Records
Argyll & Bute Council Archives, Oban High School Log book CA/5/249/5
Beaton correspondence (Private collection)
British Library and British Library Newspaper Archive
Edinburgh University Archives (Roll of Honour, 1914)
Highland Archive Centre:
Inverness Valuation Rolls
Inverness Royal Academy Prospectuses C1/5/8/7/8; C1/5/8/7/9
Alexander MacEwen archive: visitor books 1926–1940, D375/5/3; Frank Thompson and Margaret MacEwen letters, HCA/D436/7/3
Farraline Park School Log Book 1908–1923, C1/5/3/160/1/3
Howard Gottlieb Archival Research Centre, Boston University: Dodie Smith Collection, Gordon Daviot/Dodie Smith letters
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies collection (formerly held at the University of Winchester):
Gordon Daviot/Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies letters
Gordon Daviot/Marda Vanne letters
Marda Vanne papers, inc. poems by Gordon Daviot
Inverness Royal Academy School Archive
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery: Josephine Tey collection
MacKintosh collection of family papers (Private collection)
National Archives of Scotland:
Colin MacKintosh’s Will, SC29/44/112 pp1899-1904
Elizabeth MacKintosh’s Will, SC29/44/116 pp1370-1382
National Library of Scotland: