Biography
Max Marquis is a British writer of television scripts, screenplays and novels. His early credits include an episode of the series The Avengers (1961) and the screenplay for the film Strongroom (1962). He also wrote four episodes of Silent Evidence (1962) and contributed to The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Marquis wrote extensively for British television in the 1960s and 1970s, including 54 episodes of United! (1965–1967), episodes of Z Cars (1968), Champion House (1967–1968) and Vendetta (1968), and later work on series such as General Hospital and The Doctors. He worked as a script editor on several productions and wrote under the pseudonym Edward F. Barnes for episodes of Crossroads (1981–1982).
He is also the author of mystery and crime novels, some published under pseudonyms including Michael Meath, and non-fiction works on sport.
