Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (1921-10-10)10 October 1921 Sydney, Australia
Died
7 September 1994(1994-09-07) (aged 72) Vevey, Switzerland
Occupation
Novelist
screenwriter
director
Citizenship
United Kingdom
United States
Period
1958–1993
Spouse
April Stride
(m. 1949)
Children
Michaela Clavell
Holly Clavell
Military career
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1940–1948
Rank
Captain
Unit
Royal Artillery
Battles/wars
Second World War
Dutch East Indies campaign
James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921[1][2] – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born British (later naturalised American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known as the author of 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.
^"James Du Maresq or Charles Edmund Clavell, California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915–1976". FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 January 2014. Date of birth often given as 10 October 1924.
^"Births". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1921. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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