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Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 - 22 October 1998) was an influential English writer of spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Genre of spy fiction —sometimes called political thriller or spy thriller or sometimes shortened simply to Spy-fi —arose before A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Ambler also used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda.

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Life

Ambler was born in London into a family of entertainers who ran a puppet show, with which he helped in his early years. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a Puppeteer. Both parents also worked as music hall artists. [1] Later he studied engineering at Imperial College, University of London and served an apprenticeship with an engineering company. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine as given in its Royal Charter It is one of only three universities to have reached The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. However, his upbringing as an entertainer proved dominant and he soon moved to writing plays and other works. By 1937 he was director of an advertising agency in London. An advertising agency or ad agency is a service Business dedicated to creating planning and handling Advertising (and sometimes other forms of promotion After resigning he moved to Paris, where he met and married Louise Crombie, an American fashion correspondent. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

At that time, Ambler was politically a staunch anti-Fascist and like many others tended to regard the Soviet Union as the only real counterweight - which was reflected in the fact that some of his early books include Soviet agents depicted as positive and sympathetic characters, the undoubted allies of the main protagonist. Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideologies organizations governments and people The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. And like numerous like-minded people in different countries, Ambler was shocked and disillusioned by the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.

When World War II broke out, Ambler entered the army as a common soldier. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1941. The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. He was soon re-assigned to photographic units, where his talents were better employed. He ended the war as a Lieutenant-Colonel and assistant director of the army film unit. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies After the war, he worked in the civilian film industry as a screen-writer, receiving an Academy Award nomination in 1953 for his work on the film "The Cruel Sea", adapted from the novel by Nicholas Montserrat. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British film from Ealing Studios. It was directed by Charles Frend and starred Jack Hawkins and Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat RNVR ( 22 March 1910 &ndash 8 August 1979) was a UK novelist He did not resume writing under his own name until 1951, entering the second of the two distinct periods in his writing. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Five of his six early works are regarded as classic thrillers. The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television.

Ambler divorced Louise in 1958, marrying Joan Harrison the same year. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple moved to Switzerland in 1969 and back to England 16 years later. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Joan died in 1994 in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Ambler died in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

In 2008, his estate transferred all of Ambler's copyrights and other legal and commercial rights to a subsidiary company of London-based Owatonna Media.

Writing career

Ambler's best known works are probably The Mask of Dimitrios (1939), which became a classic film noir in the 1944 film, and The Light of Day (1962), filmed in 1964 as Topkapi and also lampooned in The Pink Panther (1963). Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation The Mask of Dimitrios ( 1944) is a American Film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber based on the The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Topkapi ( 1964) is a Heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. The Pink Panther, directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, is a Comedy film, starring David Niven He was also a successful screenwriter and lived in Los Angeles in his later years. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Amongst other classic movies based on his work are Journey Into Fear (1943), starring Joseph Cotten, and The October Man (1947). For the 1943 film adaptation see Journey into Fear (film. Journey Into Fear is a well-known 1940 spy thriller by Eric Joseph Cheshire Cotten ( May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American Actor of stage and Film He published his autobiography in 1985, Here Lies Eric Ambler. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

A recurring theme in Ambler's books is the amateur who finds himself unwillingly in the company of hardened criminals or spies. Typically, the protagonist is out of his depth and often seems for much of the book a bumbling anti-hero, yet eventually manages to surprise himself as well as the professionals by a decisive action that outwits his far more experienced opponents. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. This plot is used, for example, in Journey into Fear, The Light of Day and Dirty Story. For the 1943 film adaptation see Journey into Fear (film. Journey Into Fear is a well-known 1940 spy thriller by Eric In Ambler's books, unlike most other spy novels[2], the protagonist is rarely a professional spy, or a policeman or counterintelligence operative.

Works

Footnotes

  1. ^ Eric Ambler: "Here Lies Eric Ambler"
  2. ^ See, for example, his own introduction to the anthology To Catch a Spy.

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