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James Clavell

James Clavell in 1986
Born 10 October 1924(1924-10-10)
Sydney, Australia
Died 7 September 1994 (aged 69)
Switzerland
Occupation novelist, screenwriter, director
Nationality British
Writing period 1958–1993

James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1924 – 7 September 1994) was an American novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and POW. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. 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 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. The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 1962 and 1993. The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school

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Early life and World War II

Clavell was the son of Commander Richard Clavell, a British Royal Navy officer who was stationed in Australia on secondment from the Royal Navy to the Royal Australian Navy. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. In 1940, when Clavell finished his secondary schooling at Portsmouth Grammar School, he joined the Royal Artillery to follow his family tradition. The Portsmouth Grammar School is an independent coeducational day school located in Portsmouth, England The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army.

Following the outbreak of World War II, at the age of 16 he joined the British Royal Artillery in 1940, and was sent to Malaya to fight the Japanese. 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 The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku Wounded by machine gun fire, he was eventually captured and sent to a Japanese prisoner of war camp on Java. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. Later he was transferred to Changi Prison in Singapore. Changi Prison ( (Malay Penjara Changi is a Prison located in Changi in the eastern part of Singapore. Singapore

Clavell suffered greatly at the hands of his Japanese captors. Changi was notorious for its poor living conditions. According to the introduction to King Rat, written by Clavell's daughter Michaela, over 90% of the prisoners who entered Changi never walked out. Clavell was reportedly saved, along with an entire battalion, by an American prisoner of war who later became the model for "The King" in Clavell's King Rat. King Rat is a 1962 Novel by James Clavell. Set during World War II, Clavell's literary debut describes the struggle for survival

By 1946, Clavell had risen to the rank of Captain, but a motorcycle accident ended his military career. He enrolled at the University of Birmingham, where he met April Stride, an actress, whom he married in 1951. The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham

Peter Marlowe

Peter Marlowe is a character in the Clavell novels King Rat and Noble House, although he is also mentioned once as a friend of Andrew Gavallan, in the novel Whirlwind. King Rat is a 1962 Novel by James Clavell. Set during World War II, Clavell's literary debut describes the struggle for survival Noble House is a Novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963. Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. Featured much more prominently in King Rat, he is an English FEPOW in Changi prison during World War II. 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 Far East Prisoners of War is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe former British and Commonwealth Prisoners of war held in the Changi is an area at the eastern end of Singapore. It is now the site of Singapore Changi Airport, and is also home to the Changi Prison, site of the former 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 In Noble House, set two decades later, he is a novelist researching a book about Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders He is a thinly veiled fictionalization of Clavell placed inside his own works. Ancestors of the character Peter Marlowe are also mentioned in other Clavell novels. In addition Peter Marlowe was said to be very important to Clavell as a character due to reports that Clavell suffered great mental anguish after his stay in Changi prison and wrote King Rat to deal with his experiences and memories of the time.

Film industry

In 1953, Clavell and his wife emigrated to the United States and settled down in Hollywood. Clavell scripted the grisly science-fiction horror film The Fly and wrote a war film, Five Gates to Hell. The Fly ( 1958) is an American science-fiction / Horror film, directed by Kurt Neumann. Clavell won a Writers Guild Best Screenplay Award for the 1963 film The Great Escape. The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp He also wrote, directed and produced a 1967 box office hit, To Sir With Love, starring Sidney Poitier. To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy

Clavell's daughter Michaela appeared briefly as Penelope Smallbone, Moneypenny's successor, in the James Bond 007 movie Octopussy. Michaela Clavell is an actress She portrayed Penelope Smallbone in the James Bond movie Octopussy, and "Teacher" in the 1982 television This is a list of James Bond allies in the film Octopussy. Recurring Allies M - Robert Brown Jane Moneypenny, better known as Miss Moneypenny, is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. The character, however, did not catch on and was dropped after that single picture.

Films

Tai-Pan and King Rat have both been adapted as feature films; however Clavell was not directly involved in their writing. The Fly ( 1958) is an American science-fiction / Horror film, directed by Kurt Neumann. The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Satan Bug (1965 is a Science fiction film in which a US government germ warfare lab has had an accident To Sir with Love ( 1967) is a British film starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an Inner city school Where's Jack? is a 1969 film based around the exploits of notorious 18th century criminal Jack Sheppard and London "thieftaker" The Last Valley is a 1971 historical drama film directed by James Clavell. Shōgun is an American Television Miniseries based on the namesake novel by James Clavell. Noble House is a Novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963.

Novelist

Clavell's first novel, King Rat, was a semi-fictional account of his prison experiences at Changi. King Rat is a 1962 Novel by James Clavell. Set during World War II, Clavell's literary debut describes the struggle for survival Changi is an area at the eastern end of Singapore. It is now the site of Singapore Changi Airport, and is also home to the Changi Prison, site of the former When the book was published in 1962, it became an immediate best-seller and three years later, it was adapted for film. His next novel, Tai-Pan, was a fictional account of Jardine-Matheson's rise to prominence in Hong Kong, as told through who was to become Clavell's heroic archetype, Dirk Struan. Tai-Pan is a novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1841 following Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (,) often called Jardines or Jardine's (怡和 is a Multinational corporation that is incorporated in Dirk Lochlin Struan is the fictional main character of James Clavell 's Novel Tai-Pan. Struan's descendants would inhabit almost all of his forthcoming books. The Struan family and company (also called the Noble House in Clavell's Novels is a fictional family featuring heavily in many of the Asian Saga novels

This was followed by Shogun in 1975, the story of an English navigator set in 1600s Japan. Shōgun is a 1975 novel by James Clavell. It is the first Novel (chronologically speaking in the author's Asian Saga. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. When the story was made into a TV series in 1980, produced by Clavell, it became the second highest rated mini-series in history with an audience of over 120 million. In 1981, Clavell published his fourth novel, Noble House, which became a number one best seller during that year and was also made into a miniseries. Noble House is a Novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963. Following the success of Noble House, Clavell wrote Whirlwind (1986) and Gai-Jin (1993) along with The Children's Story (1981) and Thrump-o-moto (1985). Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. Gai-Jin ( Japanese, "Foreigner" is a 1993 novel by James Clavell, chronologically the third book in his Asian Saga, The Children's Story is a short story written by James Clavell in 1963 and published in 1981

Novels

The Asian Saga consisting of six novels:

Several of Clavell's books have been adapted as films or miniseries;Shogun was also adapted into a computer Interactive Fiction game. The Asian Saga is a series of six novels written by James Clavell between 1962 and 1993. King Rat is a 1962 Novel by James Clavell. Set during World War II, Clavell's literary debut describes the struggle for survival Tai-Pan is a novel written by James Clavell about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1841 following Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Shōgun is a 1975 novel by James Clavell. It is the first Novel (chronologically speaking in the author's Asian Saga. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Noble House is a Novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Gai-Jin ( Japanese, "Foreigner" is a 1993 novel by James Clavell, chronologically the third book in his Asian Saga, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Other books include:

Politics and later life

Politically, Clavell was said to have been an ardent individualist, anti-fascist and proponent of laissez-faire capitalism, as many of his books' heroes exemplify. The Children's Story is a short story written by James Clavell in 1963 and published in 1981 The Art of War ( is a Chinese military Treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu ( ("Master Sun" also called Sun Wu ( is traditionally considered to be the author of The Art of War (also simply called the Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. Laissez-faire ( pronunciation: French,; English,) is a French phrase literally meaning Let do (“allow to do” Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where

Clavell admired Ayn Rand, founder of the Objectivist school of philosophy, and sent Ayn Rand a copy of Noble House in 1981 with the following inscription - "This is for Ayn Rand – one of the real, true talents on this earth for which many, many thanks. Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American Objectivism is a Philosophy developed by Ayn Rand in the 20th century that encompasses positions on Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American Noble House is a Novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963. James C, New York, 2 Sept 81. "

In 1963, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

He died of a stroke while suffering from cancer in Switzerland in 1994, one month before his 70th birthday. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled

Following generous sponsorship by his widow, the library and archive of the Royal Artillery Museum at Woolwich Arsenal in London has been renamed the James Clavell library in his honour [1]. Firepower The Royal Artillery Museum is a military museum in Woolwich in south-east London, England, which tells the story of the Royal Regiment See also Woolwich Arsenal railway station, Arsenal FC The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, originally known as the Woolwich Warren

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