James Clavell
Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle
Birth Date
10/10/1924 (Age 69)Birth Place
Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDeath Date
9/7/1994Departments
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.
Best Known For
Screenplay
Screenplay
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Executive Producer
Screenplay
Novel
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Production
Directing
Frequent Collaborators
Sidney Poitier
2 films together
E.R. Braithwaite
2 films together
Steve McQueen
1 film together
John Sturges
1 film together
Christian Roberts
2 films together
Paul Beeson
2 films together
