Gordon Williams (writer)

Gordon Maclean Williams (20 June 1934 – 20 August 2017) was a Scottish author of more than 20 novels. Notable among his books is From Scenes Like These, shortlisted for the 1969 Booker Prize, and The Siege of Trencher's Farm, which was adapted for the controversial Sam Peckinpah film, Straw Dogs. Williams was a scriptwriter for films adapted from his own novels as well as for books by other authors. He also worked as a ghostwriter for the autobiographies of footballers Bobby Moore and Terry Venables as well as manager Tommy Docherty. Williams collaborated with Terry Venables, using the shared pseudonym P. B. Yuill, to co-write four novels and create the 1978 television series Hazell.