James Clavell
Born
October 10, 1924
Died
September 7, 1994 (69 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian (later naturalized American) novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their televised adaptations, along with such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.
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