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James Clavell

Writing

  • Born
  • October 10, 1924
  • Died
  • September 7, 1994
  • Place of birth
  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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World in Action poster
World in Action
1963
The Making of Shōgun
2003

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The Rifleman poster
The Rifleman
1958
Shōgun poster
Shōgun
2024
Shōgun poster
Shōgun
1980
The Great Escape poster
The Great Escape
1963
The Detectives poster
The Detectives
1959
Noble House poster
Noble House
1988
Ripcord poster
Ripcord
1961
To Sir, with Love poster
To Sir, with Love
1967
The Fly poster
The Fly
1958
The Satan Bug poster
The Satan Bug
1965
King Rat poster
King Rat
1965
Shogun poster
Shogun
1980
The Last Valley poster
The Last Valley
1971
633 Squadron poster
633 Squadron
1964
Tai-Pan poster
Tai-Pan
1986
Where's Jack? poster
Where's Jack?
1969
Walk Like a Dragon poster
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
Watusi poster
Watusi
1959
The Children's Story poster
The Children's Story
1982
The Sweet and the Bitter
1967
Five Gates to Hell poster
Five Gates to Hell
1959