James Clavell
Personal information
- Known for
- Writing
- Known credits
- 23
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- October 10, 1924
- Died
- September 7, 1994
- Place of birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- Charles Edmund DuMaresq de ClavelleCharles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell
Biography
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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Filmography
Writing
17 titles
1986
Directing
10 titles
Production
6 titles
Acting
2 titles
Creator
1 titles1980