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James Clavell

1921 - 1994

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James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was a British and American writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known for his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television adaptations. Clavell also wrote such screenplays as those for The Fly (1958), based on the short story by George Langelaan, and The Great Escape (1963), based on the personal account of Paul Brickhill. He directed the popular 1967 film To Sir, with Love, for which he also wrote the script. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Clavell is the 1,218th most popular writer (up from 1,685th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Australia (up from 51st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Writer.

James Clavell is most famous for his book Shogun, which tells the story of a British sailor who is captured by Japanese pirates and taken to Japan.

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Among writers, James Clavell ranks 1,218 out of 7,302. Before him are Noah Gordon, Ahmed Deedat, Shi Nai'an, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Matteo Bandello, and Tahar Ben Jelloun. After him are Blaise Cendrars, Cornelius Gallus, Robert Sheckley, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Hristo Botev, and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.

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Among people born in 1921, James Clavell ranks 84. Before him are Nobuo Matsunaga, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Watzlawick, Viktor Kulikov, Donna Reed, and Miklós Jancsó. After him are Iris Apfel, Thomas Schelling, Seretse Khama, Giovanni Benelli, Louis Jourdan, and Stanley Ho. Among people deceased in 1994, James Clavell ranks 65. Before him are Peter Cushing, Jessica Tandy, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Jean-Louis Barrault, Ken Noritake, and Joseph Cotten. After him are John Candy, Matt Busby, Sebastian Shaw, Rollo May, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and Alain Cuny.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Clavell ranks 47 out of 1,143. Before him are Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), P. L. Travers (1899), Julian Assange (1971), Sidney Nolan (1917), and Lionel Logue (1880). After him are Mark Webber (1976), Annette Kellermann (1887), Ned Kelly (1855), Michael Jeffery (1937), Alan Jones (1946), and Jason Clarke (1969).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, James Clavell ranks 3. Before him are Colleen McCullough (1937), and P. L. Travers (1899). After him are Annette Kellermann (1887), Thomas Keneally (1935), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), Germaine Greer (1939), Morris West (1916), James Aldridge (1918), John Flanagan (1944), and Gregory David Roberts (1952).

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