Henry C. James has written works for children, travel writing and fiction. In 1979 he published Western Australia : A Pictorial Parade of 150 Years. He has also written scripts for radio, film and television, and plays for the stage. He spent some fifteen years working in the UK, including for the BBC. His British film credits include Spitfire (1942), Waltz Time (1945), Late at Night (1946), and Swiss Honeymoon (1947). In 1970 he collaborated with Joy Cavill (q.v.) on the Australian feature Nickel Queen (q.v., 1971).