Heron Carvic

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Heron Carvic
Born	21 January 1913
Died	9 February 1980 (aged 67) Ashford, Kent, England
Occupation	Actor

Heron Carvic (21 January 1913 – 9 February 1980) was a British actor and writer who provided the voice for Gandalf in the BBC Radio version of The Hobbit, and played Caiaphas the High Priest every time the play cycle The Man Born to be King was broadcast.

As a writer he created the characters and wrote the first five books featuring retired art teacher Miss Emily D. Seeton, a gentle parody of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.

Further books nominally in the Miss Seeton series were then produced by two other writers using pseudonyms with "HC" initials. Roy Peter Martin as "Hampton Charles" wrote three novels which were all released in 1990. Sarah J. Mason, writing as "Hamilton Crane", then took up the series writing 14 books in all, some of which are still in print. Mason's books modify Carvic's characters so much that only the names will be recognisable to readers of the first five books.

Early life

Filmography

Doctor Who ... as Morpho (voice) in the serial The Keys of Marinus
The Avengers ... as Five in episode "Square Root of Evil"
Police Surgeon ... as Barrister in episode "Under the Influence"

Bibliography

Picture Miss Seeton (1968)
Miss Seeton Draws the Line (1969)
Miss Seeton, Bewitched (1971) (US Title: Witch Miss Seeton)
Miss Seeton Sings (1973)
Odds on Miss Seeton (1975)

External links

Heron Carvic at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	VIAF: 91289061 ISNI: 0000 0000 8163 8620

Persondata
Name	Carvic, Heron
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	21 January 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	9 February 1980
Place of death	Ashford, Kent, England

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