Writer
James Clavell
Born October 10, 1924 in Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDied September 7, 199414 films
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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14 films- 1986Tai-PanNovel
- 1982The Children's StoryNovel
- 1980ShogunNovel
- 1971The Last ValleyWriter
- 1967The Sweet and the BitterWriter
- 1967To Sir, with LoveWriter
- 1965King RatNovel
- 1965The Satan BugScreenplay
- 1964633 SquadronScreenplay
- 1963The Great EscapeScreenplay
- 1960Walk Like a DragonWriter
- 1959Five Gates to HellScreenplay
- 1959WatusiWriter
- 1958The FlyScreenplay