H. E. Bates with the television adaptations of his stories "The Darling Buds of May" and its sequels as well as adaptations of "My Uncle Silas", "A Moment in Time", "Fair Stood the Wind for France" and "Love for Lydia". In his home town of Rushden, H.E. Bates has a road named after him to the west of the town, leading to the local leisure centre. Eads, Peter, 1990, H.E.BATES, A Bibliographical Study, St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, Hampshire, Omnigraphics, Detroit 1990 Eads, Peter, 2007, H.E.BATES, A Bibliographical Study, Oak Knoll Press & British Library, (Oak Knoll Press) (The British Library) Eads, Peter, 1990,
William H. Bates 1969. Immediately upon his death, the U.S. Navy attack submarine , originally planned to be named USS "Redfish", was renamed in his honor before her construction began. The Bates Bridge, which crosses the Merrimack River between Groveland and Haverhill, Massachusetts, is named in his honor. His great-nephew is comedian John Mulaney, whose maternal grandmother is Bates' sister. William H. Bates William Henry Bates (26 April 1917 – 22 June 1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives notable for his staunch support of the United States Navy. Bates was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Nora