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James Clavell

James Clavell

WritingOctober 10, 1924(died age 69)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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 (2)

The Making of Shōgun

World in Action

Other Credits (20)

The Children's Story

Shōgun

1980·Executive Producer

The Last Valley

To Sir, with Love

The Sweet and the Bitter

1965·Screenplay

1964·Screenplay

The Great Escape

1963·Screenplay

Walk Like a Dragon

Five Gates to Hell

1958·Screenplay