James Clavell
Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle | Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell
About the person
Career:
Writing
Date of birth:1924-10-10
Place of birth:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1994-09-07
69Biography
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.