Mary Cathcart Borer

Mary Cathcart Borer
Photograph of Mary Irene Cathcart Borer – Angus McBean, c. 1950
Born
Mary Irene Cathcart Borer

(1906-02-03)3 February 1906
Hackney, London, UKGBI
Died2 December 1994(1994-12-02) (aged 88)
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
Other namesMary Irene Cathcart Myers
EducationUniversity College London, Bachelor of Science, 1928
Spouse
Oliver Humphrys Myers
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(m. 1935; div. 1939)​
Writing career
Pen name
  • Molly Myers
  • Egan Storm [1]
Occupation

Mary Cathcart Borer (married name Myers; 3 February 1906 – 2 December 1994) was a British writer, screenwriter, playwright, journalist and scientific researcher.[2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Mary Irene Cathcart Borer was born on 3 February 1906 in Hackney, London to Florence Mary Borer (née Edmonds) and Archibald James Borer, a hospital secretary.[7][4][8][9] Borer was baptised at the Parish Church of St Andrew, Stoke Newington in April 1906.[8]

In 1928, Borer graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Science.[6] Borer initially worked as a scientific researcher at the then Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, before marrying the Egyptologist Oliver Humphrys Myers in 1935.[10][4][11][12] From 1935–1937, Borer participated in two Egypt Exploration Society excavations directed by Myers at sites in Armant, Kingdom of Egypt (present-day, Egypt).[13][14][6] The couple divorced sometime around 1939.[4][11][12][6]

Personal life

Borer died on 2 December 1994 in St Albans, and was living in the market town of Tring prior to her death.[15]

Publications

  • Borer, Mary Cathcart (1937). Adventure in August. [A tale for children.]. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons.
  • Borer, Mary Cathcart (1963). Women who made History. With drawings by Moira Hoddell. London: Frederick Warne & Co.
  • Borer, Mary Cathcart; Field, Agnes Mary (1950). The Secret Tunnel. The Book of the Mary Field Film. Adopted by M.C. Borer from the Original Screen Play, Etc. [With Plates.]. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons.

Film adaptations

Selected filmography

Main article: Mary Cathcart Borer filmography

Films

Year Title Role Type Notes Ref(s)
1940 Old Mother Riley in Society Screenwriter Fiction Co-written with Austin Melford and Barbara Emary. Original story by Kitty McShane [18]
1944 Tom's Ride Story Fiction G.B. Instructional [19][20]
1947 Circus Boy Screenwriter Fiction Children’s Entertainment Films (CEF). Co-written with Cecil Musk. Original story by Patita Nicholson [21]
1953 The Dog and the Diamonds Original story Fiction Children's Film Foundation (CFF). Screenplay by Patricia Latham. [22]
1958 Blow Your Own Trumpet Screenwriter Fiction CFF [23]
The Salvage Gang Original story Fiction CFF. Screenplay by John Krish [24]
1963 Treasure in Malta Adaptation Fiction CFF. Screenplay by Malcolm Stewart. Original story by Frank Wells. [25]
1965 Eagle Rock Original story Fiction CFF. Screenplay by Henry Geddes [26]

Television

Year Title Role Type Notes Ref(s)
1950 The Reluctant Dragon Adaptation Fiction Original story by Kenneth Grahame. [27]
1955 Hand in Glove Screenwriter Fiction TV movie [28][29]
1959 Four Feather Falls Screenwriter Fiction How It Began (Pilot) [30]
1960 Screenwriter Fiction Kidnapped [31]
1961 The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's Adaptation Fiction 4 part BBC children's serial. Co-adapted with C. E. Webber [32]
The Secret of the Nubian Tomb Screenwriter Fiction The Unexpected Visitors [33]

References

  1. ^ "Mary Cathcart Borer". Collections Search: Persons and Institutions. London: BFI. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Borer, Mary Cathcart, 1906-1994". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress. 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Mary Irene C Myers". England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London: General Register Office. 1994.
  4. ^ a b c d "Mary I C Myers", 1939 Register, Kew, Surrey: The National Archives, 1939
  5. ^ "Mary Cathcart Borer Archives". The Lutterworth Press. Cambridge. 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d Sambrook, Pamela (2021). "Foreward". The British Hotel Through the Ages (PDF) (2 ed.). Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. pp. 5–8. ISBN 978-0718895808. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Mary Irene C Borer". England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. 1b. London: General Register Office: 429. 1906.
  8. ^ a b "P94/AND/001 Mary Irene Cathcart Borer". London Church of England Parish Registers. London: The London Archives. 1906.
  9. ^ "P94/AND/003 Archibald James Borer and Florence Mary Edmonds". Church of England Parish Registers. London: The London Archives: 181. 1900.
  10. ^ "Mary I C Borer and Oliver H Myers". Marriages Registered in April, May and June, 1935: MYE-NAS. 1b. London: General Register Office: 258. 1935.
  11. ^ a b "RG 101/255B Oliver H Myers". 1939 Register. Kew, Surrey: The National Archives. 1939.
  12. ^ a b "Oliver Humphrys Myers". Artefacts of Excavation; British Excavations in Egypt 1880–1980. Oxford: The Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ^ "1935-36 Armant". Artefacts of Excavation; British Excavations in Egypt 1880–1980. Oxford: The Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  14. ^ "1936-37 Armant". Artefacts of Excavation; British Excavations in Egypt 1880–1980. Oxford: The Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Mary Irene Cathcart Myers", Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration Made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England, London: Principal Probate Registry, 1994
  16. ^ "The Secret Tunnel". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Who Killed the Cat?". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Old Mother Riley in Society". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Tom's Ride". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  20. ^ McGown, Alistair (2014). "Children's Film Foundation (1951-87): Production Company Sponsor Distributor". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Circus Boy". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  22. ^ "The Dog and the Diamonds". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Blow Your Own Trumpet". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  24. ^ "The Salvage Gang". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Treasure in Malta". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  26. ^ "Eagle Rock". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  27. ^ "The Reluctant Dragon". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  28. ^ "Hand in Glove". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  29. ^ "Hand in Glove". BFI Player. London: BFI. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  30. ^ "How It Began". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  31. ^ "Kidnapped". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  32. ^ "The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  33. ^ "Secret of the Nubian Tomb Episode 1 The Unexpected Visitors". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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