▁he ▁fled ▁after ▁getting ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁violence ▁following ▁the ▁Turkish ▁invasion . ▁His ▁short ▁story ▁A ▁Low ▁Profile ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁reflect s ▁his ▁experiences ▁there . ▁He ▁married ▁Australian ▁actress ▁Jan et ▁Ram sey ▁Johnson , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Peter ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁John ▁B irk in . ▁John ▁B irk in ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁ ▁many ▁notable ▁British ▁television ▁com ed ies ▁including ▁Mr . ▁Be an , ▁French ▁and ▁Sau nd ers , ▁and ▁Harry ▁En field ' s ▁Television ▁Program me . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁spent ▁their ▁later ▁years ▁in ▁Sul by , ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man . ▁B irk in ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁B irk in ' s ▁short ▁stories ▁have ▁been ▁estimated ▁as ▁number ing ▁over ▁one ▁hundred . ▁All ▁queries ▁regarding ▁publishing ▁his ▁work ▁should ▁be ▁directed ▁towards ▁his ▁grand son ▁Luke ▁Toy ne . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Short ▁story ▁collections Dev il ' s ▁Sp awn ▁( Ph il ip ▁All an , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ). ▁Cont ains : ▁" Old ▁Mrs . ▁Str athers " ▁( first ▁published ▁ 1 9 3 3 ) ▁" Sh elter " ▁( first ▁published ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁" The ▁C ock ro ach " ▁( first ▁published ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁" The ▁T error ▁on ▁Tob it " ▁( first ▁published ▁ 1 9