James Clavell
- Writing
- October 10, 1924 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- September 7, 1994
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Shōgun · Novel
- The Making of Shōgun
- Noble House · Novel
- Tai-Pan · Novel
- The Children's Story · Director, Novel
- Shogun · Novel
- Shōgun · Executive producer, Novel
- The Last Valley · Director, Writer
- Where's Jack? · Director
- The Sweet and the Bitter · Director, Writer
- To Sir, with Love · Director, Producer
- King Rat · Novel
- The Satan Bug · Screenplay
- 633 Squadron · Screenplay
- The Great Escape · Screenplay, Producer
- World in Action
- Ripcord · Director
- Walk Like a Dragon · Director, Writer
- The Detectives · Director
- Five Gates to Hell · Director, Screenplay
- Watusi · Writer
- The Rifleman · Director
- The Fly · Screenplay