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James Hadley Chase

1906 - 1985

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James Hadley Chase (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985) was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He was one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Hadley Chase is the 1,046th most popular writer (down from 979th in 2019), the 969th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 757th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Writer.

James Hadley Chase is most famous for his novel "No Orchids for Miss Blandish."

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Among writers, James Hadley Chase ranks 1,046 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles De Coster, Edmund Spenser, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Persius, Bertran de Born, and Mary Higgins Clark. After him are John Dryden, Jacques Clément, Alfred de Vigny, Marko Marulić, Johannes Tauler, and Charles Nodier.

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Among people born in 1906, James Hadley Chase ranks 64. Before him are Robert E. Howard, Marcel Carné, Edmond Debeaumarché, Bugsy Siegel, Luis Federico Leloir, and J. R. Jayewardene. After him are Vera Menchik, André Weil, John Dickson Carr, Markos Vafeiadis, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, and Anthony Mann. Among people deceased in 1985, James Hadley Chase ranks 35. Before him are Elsa Morante, George Pólya, Emil Gilels, Tjalling Koopmans, Margaret Mahler, and Tancredo Neves. After him are Robert Graves, Ernst Öpik, Tage Erlander, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Kirill Moskalenko, and Henry Hathaway.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Hadley Chase ranks 969 out of 8,785. Before him are Jessica Tandy (1909), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), Robert FitzRoy (1805), John Ray (1627), and Leonora Carrington (1917). After him are Kim Cattrall (1956), John Dryden (1631), Richard Stone (1913), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), and David James (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, James Hadley Chase ranks 106. Before him are George Gissing (1857), E. M. Forster (1879), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), Thomas Malory (1405), and Edmund Spenser (1552). After him are John Dryden (1631), Robert Graves (1895), Brian O'Nolan (1911), Leigh Hunt (1784), James Thomson (1700), and Tony Buzan (1942).

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