Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle (1913 1989) was best known as a British actor and theatre director, receiving both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and featuring in a number of successful films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Ice Cold in Alex. During the Second World War Quayle served in the Royal Artillery, and later joined the Special Operations Executive (SOE), whence he was deployed to Albania. Eight Hours from England is a fictionalised account of Quayle s time behind enemy lines there.