Shute died in Melbourne in 1960 after a stroke. They had two daughters, Heather and Shirley. Shute was married to a successful 28-year old medical practitioner. In the 1950s and '60s he was one of the world's best-selling novelists. Many of his books have been successfully filmed, for example, Scotland Yard Commands (1937) a version of Lonely Road No Highway (1951) On the Beach (1959, in Australia) and A town like Alice has been filmed twice. He decided to take up permanent residence in Australia in 1950's. He arrived in Australia in 1948-49, after flying his own plane, to explore the opportunity for fresh ideas for his work, in his journey to Australia he produced two of his best-known works, A town like Alice (1950) and Round the Bend (1951). He held this position until 1938 when the popularity of his two novels persuaded him to become a full-time author. After that he started his own aircraft company and worked on the development of secret weapons for the British in World War2. The De Havilland Aircraft Company employed him as an engineer in 1923. He was in 1918, for a short time, in the British Infantry prior to studying at Oxford University. His first ambition was to be a Royal Flying corps gunnery officer but he was unsuccessful in his medical tests. Nevil Shute (1899-1960) was born in Middlesex, England. The author’s full name: Nevil Shute Norway
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