- Legally changed his name to Elleston Trevor.
- Dictated the last chapters of his final novel, "Quiller Balalaika", while lying on his death bed. He passed away three days after the book's completion.
- Elleston Trevor (Adam Hall) was born Trevor-Dudley Smith in Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Yardley Court Preparatory School and Sevenoaks School (1932-1938). Upon leaving school, he was apprenticed as a racing driver, but when World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force, serving as a flight engineer.
- Began studying shotokan karate at the age of 58 in order to give his "Quiller" novels more authenticity.
- Employed the pseudonyms Mansell Black, Trevor Burgess, T. Dudley-Smith, Roger Fitzalan, Adam Hall, Howard North, Simon Rattray, Warwick Scott, Caesar Smith, and Lesley Stone.
- His son Jean-Pierre Trevor worked as a Hollywood matte artist, specializing in photo-realistic background paintings.
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