Warren Tute
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Warren Tute (1914-1989) was an English sailor, author and television executive. He was born in 1914 in
Second World War he served on Lord Louis Mountbatten
's staff and took part in amphibious landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy.
Following his retirement in 1946 he wrote for television and radio, under contract to
ITMA. At London Weekend Television he was Head of Scripts. For BBC television he originated The Commanding Sea series and wrote the book with co-author Clare Francis. His other film and television credits include The Forth Road Bridge (nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary), Journey Ahead
and ITV Play of the Week.
Global sales of his more than 30 books are well over the million copies, the most successful of his novels being The Rock, Montreal Gazette who described Tute as "a gifted writer".
He died in 1989 in south-west France.
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