Noel Barber (9 September 1909 – 10 July 1988)[1] was a British novelist and journalist.
Many of his novels, set in exotic countries, are about his experiences as leading foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail.
[citation needed] In October 1956, Barber survived a gunshot wound to the head by a Soviet sentry in Hungary during the Hungarian revolution.
[2] A car crash ended his career as journalist.
Tanamera was filmed as a television serial in 1989 as Tanamera – Lion of Singapore, while The Other Side of Paradise was filmed for TV in 1992 as The Other Side of Paradise.