Andrew Soutar

Andrew Soutar
Born	1879 Swindon, Wiltshire
Died	24 November 1941 Cornwall, England United Kingdom
Other names	Edward Andrew Stagg
Occupation	Writer, Journalist

Andrew Soutar (1879–1941) was a British novelist and journalist. Born Edward Andrew Stagg, Soutar married Elspeth Soutar Swinton in 1907 at Prestwich, Lancashire adopting the name Soutar shortly after. Soutar was a correspondent, but is better known today for his novels, which were often serialized in newspapers. He also wrote pulp adventure stories for magazines. Soutar's stories proved very popular with filmmakers, with a number being made into films during the silent era.

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