Author: John Leslie Palmer
Alternate names: Palmer, John Leslie; John Palmer; John L. Palmer; Francis Beeding; Christopher Haddon; David Pilgrim; John Somers
Born: 4 September 1885
Died: 5 August 1944
Bio: John Leslie Palmer (4 September 1885, Paddington, London – 5 August 1944) was an English author. Under his own name, he wrote extensively about early English actors and about British literary figures. He also wrote fiction as Christopher Haddon, and with <a href=http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL122595A>Hilary Saint George Saunders</a> under the collaborative pseudonyms <a href=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2556315A/Francis_Beeding/>Francis Beeding</a>, <a href=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2335418A/>David Pilgrim</a>, and John Somers.