Bertram John Boland (12 February 1913 – 9 November 1976) was a British novelist and science fiction author. Boland was born in Birmingham, but later lived in East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest with his wife, Philippa.His most well known book was The League of Gentlemen (1958) which was released as a film. However, characters' names and the ending were changed. He wrote two sequels: * The Gentlemen Reform (1961) * The Gentlemen at Large (1962) They continued with the characterisations developed in the film.