James Clavell

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1924. October 10.
Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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 ...