Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
October 10, 1924
Died
September 7, 1994 (age 69)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also Known As
Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle
Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell
James Clavell
Biography
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.
