Richard Hannay Richard Hannay Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, OBE, DSO, Legion of Honour, is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist John Buchan and further made popular by the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film "The 39 Steps" (and other later film adaptations), very loosely based on Buchan's 1915 novel of the same name. In his autobiography, "Memory Hold-the-Door", Buchan suggests that the character is based, in part, on Edmund Ironside, from Edinburgh, a spy during the Second Boer War. Hannay appears in several novels as a major character, including: He also appears as a minor character in: "The Thirty-One Kings" (2017), by
Claudia (American literary character) Claudia (American literary character) Claudia is an American literary character created by author Rose Franken. An article in "Life magazine's" March 31, 1941, issue said, "One of the oddest phenomena in the entertainment world is how a little idea like "Claudia" can grow into big business." The Claudia stories originated as serialized narratives in "Redbook" and "Good Housekeeping" magazines. The stories focused on the Naughton family: Claudia, David (her husband), Bobby and Matthew (their sons) and relatives of the family. A 1949 article in "Radio Album" magazine pointed out the similarity between author and character: "Knowing Rose Franken is having