James Clavell

Writer

Born: October 10, 1924 (69 years old)

Died: September 7, 1994

Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Filmography (15)

• The Great Escape (1963, ★ 7.9)
• The Fly (1958, ★ 7)
• To Sir, with Love (1967, ★ 7.5)
• Shōgun (2024, ★ 8.4)
• King Rat (1965, ★ 7.1)
• The Satan Bug (1965, ★ 6.1)
• The Last Valley (1971, ★ 6.5)
• The Rifleman (1958, ★ 7.1)
• Shōgun (1980, ★ 7.6)
• 633 Squadron (1964, ★ 6.1)
• Watusi (1959, ★ 5.6)
• The Detectives (1959, ★ 6.1)
• Noble House (1988, ★ 7)
• Five Gates to Hell (1959, ★ 4.8)
• Tai-Pan (1986, ★ 5.1)