Brigadier Gerard version of the short novel "Uncle Bernac". A 1927 film with Rod La Rocque as Gerard had the title "The Fighting Eagle". In 1970 "The Adventures of Gerard" was directed by Jerzy Skolimowski with Peter McEnery playing Gerard. As of 2014 television and movie writer John Altschuler is developing Brigadier Gerard as a feature, with Steve Carell attached to play Brigadier Gerard and Ricky Gervais attached to play Napoleon. Brigadier Gerard Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of 17 historical short stories, a play, and a major character in a novel by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle.
Gerard Richardson (author) Gerard Richardson (author) Gerard Richardson MBE born 4 January 1962 in Cleator Moor was the founder and CEO of the International Maritime Festivals which ran in Whitehaven from 1999 to 2013. He is also an author of two Recipe Books with celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli four local history books about Whitehaven & West Cumbria and a businessman in the town. He has served as a Magistrate since 1994. He a married to Dianne and has 4 children, Darren, Luke, Joshua and Brenna. He joined the Royal Navy as an Naval Air Engineer in 1981 and served until 1986 when