Biography
Mr. Bradshaw wrote about 150 short stories, some formling the nucleus for later novels and films. One story, “Of Good and Evil,” which appeared in 1949, later became “Memorial to a Bad Man” and was bought by Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer.
In 1963, 13 of his stories were published as “Practice to Deceive.”
His “Heart Interest,” was adapted for the screen as “When Winter Comes,” a vehicle that starred Sonja Henie, Later, his “Shoestring” gave rise to “New Faces of 1937,” with Joe Penner and Milton Berle.
Mr. Bradshaw's “Venus Rising” was filmed by 20th Century‐Fox as “How to Steal a Million,” with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. The movie “Second Fiddle” also was based on one of his stories.
His stories appeared in Vogue, Ladies Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan magazines. He also wrote five cookbooks and was preparing a biography of Dorothy Stickney, the actress, at his death.
In World War II, Mr. Bradshaw was a major in the Army Air Force. He graduated from Princeton University in 1930.
Partner of [Robert Thomsen](/authors/OL1239387A/Robert_Thomsen).
In 1963, 13 of his stories were published as “Practice to Deceive.”
His “Heart Interest,” was adapted for the screen as “When Winter Comes,” a vehicle that starred Sonja Henie, Later, his “Shoestring” gave rise to “New Faces of 1937,” with Joe Penner and Milton Berle.
Mr. Bradshaw's “Venus Rising” was filmed by 20th Century‐Fox as “How to Steal a Million,” with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. The movie “Second Fiddle” also was based on one of his stories.
His stories appeared in Vogue, Ladies Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan magazines. He also wrote five cookbooks and was preparing a biography of Dorothy Stickney, the actress, at his death.
In World War II, Mr. Bradshaw was a major in the Army Air Force. He graduated from Princeton University in 1930.
Partner of [Robert Thomsen](/authors/OL1239387A/Robert_Thomsen).
Books by George Bradshaw
Plans of the most important ci
Plans of the most important cities and towns of continental Europe
Bradshaw's illustrated travell
Bradshaw's illustrated traveller's hand book in France
Bradshaw's railway almanack, d
Bradshaw's railway almanack, directory, shareholders' guide and manual for 1848 ....
Bradshaw's monthly general rai
Bradshaw's monthly general railway and steam navigation guide, for Great Britain and Ireland
Tables of the gradients to Bra
Tables of the gradients to Bradshaw's map of the railways of Great Britain
Tables of the gradients to Bra
Tables of the gradients to Bradshaw's map of the railways, of Great Britain, containing particulars of the lengths, levels, and gradients, of all the principal railways in the kingdom
Lengths and levels to Bradshaw's maps of canals, navigable rivers, and railways
Pemanship is an art, the right
Pemanship is an art, the right execution of which requires taste, as well as practice