Known For
Writing
Born
Oct 10, 1924
Died
Sep 07, 1994
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
23 titles
James Clavell
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
Shogun
Novel
Shōgun
Executive Producer
The Last Valley
Writer
Where's Jack?
Director
The Sweet and the Bitter
Director
To Sir, with Love
Director
King Rat
Novel
The Satan Bug
Screenplay
633 Squadron
Screenplay
The Great Escape
Screenplay
World in Action
Ripcord
Director
Walk Like a Dragon
Director
The Detectives
Director
Five Gates to Hell
Screenplay
Watusi
Writer
The Rifleman
Director
The Fly
Screenplay