James Clavell

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James Clavell was an Australian-born British author, screenwriter, and director best known for his epic Asian Saga novels such as "Shōgun" and "Tai-Pan."

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James Clavell (original character) 1
Shōgun 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian-born writer
British writer
film director
human
novelist
screenwriter
television producer
basedOnExperience King Rat inspired by his POW experiences in Changi Prison
birthName Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1921-10-10
dateOfDeath 1994-09-07
directed To Sir, with Love NERFINISHED
educatedAt Hollywood Professional School NERFINISHED
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
givenName Charles
isPartOf Asian Saga NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Artillery NERFINISHED
movement popular fiction
notableAward Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
notableFeature works often set in Asia
notableWork Gai-Jin NERFINISHED
King Rat NERFINISHED
Noble House NERFINISHED
Shōgun NERFINISHED
Tai-Pan NERFINISHED
The Children’s Story NERFINISHED
The Fly (screenwriter) NERFINISHED
The Great Escape (screenplay contributor) NERFINISHED
To Sir, with Love (screenwriter) NERFINISHED
Whirlwind NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 2
occupation author
film director
screenwriter
television producer
partOf Asian Saga NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED
pseudonym James Clavell NERFINISHED
spouse April Stride NERFINISHED

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The Great Escape screenwriter James Clavell
Shogun authorOfSourceWork James Clavell
633 Squadron (1964 film) screenwriter James Clavell
Yoshii Toranaga in Shōgun (2024 miniseries) createdBy James Clavell
subject surface form: Yoshii Toranaga (Shōgun 2024)
this entity surface form: James Clavell (original character)