James Clavell

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-10-10

Deathday 1994-09-07 (69 years old)

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article  James Clavell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

2024
Shōgun

as Novel

1988
Noble House

as Novel

1986
Tai-Pan

as Novel

1980
Shōgun

as Novel

1971
The Last Valley

as Writer

1967
1965
The Satan Bug

as Screenplay

1965
King Rat

as Novel

1964
633 Squadron

as Screenplay

1963
The Great Escape

as Screenplay

1960
1959
Watusi

as Writer

1959
Five Gates to Hell

as Screenplay

1958
The Fly

as Screenplay

Director

1971
The Last Valley

as Director

1969
Where's Jack?

as Director

1967
To Sir, with Love

as Director

1961
Ripcord

as Director

1960
Walk Like a Dragon

as Director

1959
Five Gates to Hell

as Director

1959
The Detectives

as Director

1958
The Rifleman

as Director

Producer

1980
Shōgun

as Executive Producer

1971
The Last Valley

as Producer

1967
To Sir, with Love

as Producer

1963
The Great Escape

as Producer

1960
Walk Like a Dragon

as Producer

1959
Five Gates to Hell

as Producer

Creator

1980
Shōgun

as Creator