The Saint Character

The sign of the Saint, which appears on virtually every edition of every Simon Templar adventure.
Name:	Simon Templar
Job:	Thief, amateur detective, occasional police agent
Portrayed by:	Louis Hayward, George Sanders, Roger Moore, Ian Ogilvy, Val Kilmer, Vincent Price, others
Weapons:	Ebony Stick Fists Throwing Knives named Anna & Belle Pistol Swordstick

Simon Templar is a fictional character known as The Saint in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. In Criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person's Property without that person's freely-given Louis Hayward ( March 19 1909 – February 21 1985) was a British Actor born in South Africa. George Henry Sanders (July 3 &ndashApril 25) was an Academy Award -winning English film and television Actor. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English Film and Television Actor, who was born in Woking Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered A swordstick or cane-sword is a Cane incorporating a concealed Blade. Leslie Charteris ( May 12, 1907, Singapore &ndash April 15, 1993) born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half- Chinese Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After that date other authors collaborated with Charteris on the books until 1983; two additional works without the participation of Charteris were published in 1997. The character has also appeared in motion pictures, radio dramas, comic strips, and three television series.

Overview

Simon Templar is known as the Saint because of his initials (ST), and also because of his heroic exploits that fly in the face of an otherwise nefarious reputation. Templar uses a number of aliases, often using the initials S. T. such as "Sebastian Tombs" or "Sugarman Treacle". Blessed with a boyish sense of humor, he often makes humorous and off-putting remarks and frequently leaves a "calling card" at the scenes of his "crimes," consisting of a stick-figure drawing of a man with a halo, which is the logo of both the book series and the later 1960s TV series. Calling Card is the sixth studio release by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

The books often allude to the possibility that Templar started his career as a criminal and suggest that he had somewhere developed the skills of a burglar. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment His origins remain a mystery, but it is made clear from the texts that, in the books, all of his income derives from the pockets of the "ungodly" (as he terms those who live by a less moral code than his own). There are several references to a "ten percent collection fee" that he collects to cover expenses when he extracts large sums of money from his victims, the remainder being returned to the rightful owners, given away to charity, shared amongst Templar's colleagues, or some combination thereof. Templar's targets often include corrupt politicians, warmongers, and other examples of the nastier forms of low life. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Warmonger is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television "He claims he's a Robin Hood," bleats one of his victims, "but to me he's just a robbing hood. Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where " In fact, Robin Hood appears to have been one of the inspirations for the character; Templar stories were often promoted as featuring "The Robin Hood of modern crime", and this phrase to describe Templar appears in several of the stories. A term used frequently by Templar to describe his monetary "acquisitions" is "boodle" (a term which was also applied to the title of a Saint short story collection). For the Simon Templar short story collection of this title by Leslie Charteris, see Boodle (The Saint. Boodle is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in 1934

The Saint also has a dark side to his personality as he is willing to ruin the lives of certain members of the "ungodly", and even kill them, if he feels that, by doing so, lives can be saved. In several early books, Templar openly refers to this as murder, although he considers his actions to be justified and righteous, a view usually (but not always) shared by his partners and colleagues. Several of his adventures centre around his stated intention to kill/assassinate an individual (for example, the novella "Arizona" in The Saint Goes West has Templar planning to kill a Nazi scientist). The Saint Goes West is a collection of three mystery Novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United States in 1942 by The Crime Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German

The Saint series often reflected the atmosphere of the time. During the first half of the 1940s, for example, Charteris changed the focus of the series, casting Templar as a willing operative of the American government fighting Nazi interests in the US during World War II. 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 While the first of these novels, The Saint in Miami has Templar stumbling upon a Nazi plot, beginning with the aforementioned "Arizona" novella, Templar is clearly fighting his own war against Germany. The Saint in Miami is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation Simon Templar, alias The Saint The Saint Steps In reveals that Templar is operating on behalf of a mysterious individual known as Hamilton, who appears again in the next WWII-era Saint book, The Saint on Guard. The Saint Steps In is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation Simon Templar, alias The Saint The Saint on Guard is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United States in 1944 by The Crime The tone of these books moves away from the confidence games and murder-mysteries that had dominated the series, and moved the books closer to James Bond-style wartime espionage. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story According to Barer, Charteris made the conscious decision to remove Templar from his usual confidence-game trappings, the British setting, not to mention his usual co-stars Holm, Uniatz and Teal, as he felt they weren't appropriate for the tone of the War-era stories he was now writing. ^[1]

Although the Saint functions as an ordinary detective in some stories (figuring out puzzle-mysteries), according to fans and critics, the best of the stories depict ingenious plots to get even with vanity publishers and other consumer ripoff artists, greedy bosses who exploit their workers to an extreme degree, con men, etc.

The Saint has many partners in his escapades, though none that have lasted throughout the series. For the first half of the series (up until the late 1940s), the most recurrent is Patricia Holm, his girlfriend, who was introduced in the very first Saint story, the 1928 novel Meet - The Tiger! in which she shows herself to be a capable adventurer in her own right. Patricia Holm is the name of a fictional character who appeared in the novels of Leslie Charteris from the 1920s to the 1940s Meet - The Tiger! is the title of an action-adventure novel written by Leslie Charteris. Holm appeared erratically throughout the series, sometimes disappearing for books at a time. Templar and Holm had a relationship that was somewhat ahead-of-its-time for the 1920s and '30s: in a time when common law relationships were uncommon (and in some areas, illegal), they lived together. They also appeared to have an "open" relationship of sorts, as Templar is shown flirting with other women from time to time. However, his heart remained true to Patricia Holm in the early books, culminating in his considering proposing marriage in the novella "The Melancholy Journey of Mr. Teal", only to have Holm say she had no interest in it (another progressive attitude for the time). The Holy Terror is a collection of three mystery Novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1932 by Hodder Holm disappeared from the series in the late 1940s, and according to Burl Barer's history of The Saint, Charteris thereafter refused to allow Templar to have a steady girlfriend, or for Holm to return (although according to the Saintly Bible website, Charteris did write a film story that would have seen Templar encountering a son he had with Holm). Burl Barer (born 1947 Walla Walla Washington) is an American author and literary historian

Another recurring character, Scotland Yard Inspector Claud Eustace Teal, could frequently be found attempting to put the Saint behind bars, although in some books they can be found working in partnership. New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible Film and TV portrayals Claud Eustace Teal has appeared in numerous film and TV adaptations of The Saint In The Saint in New York, Teal's American counterpart, NYPD Inspector Henry Fernack, was introduced, and he would become, like Teal, a Inspector Lestrade-like foil and pseudo-nemesis in a number of books, notably the American-based World War II novels of the 1940s. The Saint in New York is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris that was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton Inspector Lestrade (pronounced l' Estrade "less-TRAHD" is a Fictional character

Many Saint novels were reprinted in new editions in the 1960s to capitalize on the popular television series, starring Roger Moore. The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor.

The Saint had a veritable band of compatriots over the years, including Norman Kent, Peter Quentin, Archie Sheridan, Dicky Tremayne (a character name that later appeared in the 1990s TV series, Twin Peaks), Monty Hayward, Roger Conway, and his ex-military valet, Orace. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen In later stories, the dimwitted and constantly-soused, but reliable, American thug Hoppy Uniatz was frequently found at Templar's side. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Charteris gave Templar a number of interests and personality quirks that manifested themselves as the series went on. Early in the series, for example, his talents as an amateur poet and songwriter were frequently displayed, often to taunt villains, though the novella "The Inland Revenue" established that poetry was also a hobby. The Holy Terror is a collection of three mystery Novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1932 by Hodder That same story also revealed that Templar once wrote an adventure novel featuring a South American hero not too far removed from The Saint himself. Templar also on occasion would break the fourth wall in an almost metafictional sense, making occasional references to being part of a story, and mentioning in one early story, how he cannot be killed off so early on; later, the 1960s television series would also have Templar similarly break the fourth wall and address viewers. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play Metafiction is a literary term for a type of Fiction that systematically and self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction including the relationship between fiction and Charteris as a writer breaks the fourth wall by making direct references to the "chronicler" of the Saint's adventures and in at least one instance (the story "The Sizzling Saboteur" within The Saint on Guard) inserts his own name into the narration. The Saint on Guard is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United States in 1944 by The Crime

Publishing history

The origins of The Saint can be found in several early works by Charteris, some of which predated the first Saint novel, 1928's Meet - The Tiger!, or were written after it but before Charteris committed to writing a Saint series. Saint historian Burl Barer reveals that an obscure early Charteris work, Daredevil, not only featured a heroic lead character who shared many "Saintly" traits (right down to driving the same brand of automobile), but he shared his adventures with Inspector Claud Eustace Teal -- a character later to be a regular in the Saint books. Daredevil is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris which was first published by Ward Lock in 1929 (followed by an American edition Barer writes that several early Saint stories were also re-written from non-Saint stories, including the novel She Was a Lady which originally appeared in magazine form featuring a different lead character. She Was a Lady is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation Simon Templar, alias The Saint

Charteris utilized three formats for delivering his stories, each with its own supporters and critics within Saint fandom. Besides full-length novels, he also wrote shorter novellas that were for the most part originally published in magazines and later usually collected in volumes of two or three stories. A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel. He also wrote many short stories featuring the character, again mostly for magazines and later compiled into omnibus editions. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such In later years these short stories often carried a common theme, such as focusing on the women Templar meets or the exotic places he visits. With the exception of Meet - The Tiger!, chapter titles of Templar novels usually contain a descriptive phrase describing the events of the chapter; for example Chapter Four of Knight Templar is entitled, "How Simon Templar dozed in the Green Park and discovered a new use for toothpaste". Knight Templar is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris first published in 1930

Although Charteris' novels and novellas had more conventional thriller plots than his confidence game short stories, both the novels and the stories are still admired by a significant fan community. As in the past, the central appeal lies in the vitality of the Templar character, a hero who can go into a brawl and come out of it with his hair still freshly combed, and who, when faced with imminent death, coolly lights a cigarette and taunts his enemy with the signature phrase, "As the actress said to the bishop. "Said the actress to the bishop", or "as the actress said to the bishop" is an informal (and occasionally vulgar exclamation usually said for humour after . . "

The time period of the books begins in the 1920s and moves through to the 1970s recognisably as the series of 50 books progresses (the character being seemly ageless). The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In the early books most of the Saint's activities are clearly illegal, although directed at villainous characters. In later books, this becomes less so. In the books written during the period of World War II, The Saint (in common with many fictional maverick heroes) was recruited by the government to help with the war effort by tracking down spies and similar undercover work. 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 ^[2] Later he became a cold warrior fighting against Communism. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The quality of writing also changes; early books have a freshness of spirit which becomes replaced to an extent by an air of cynicism in the later works. A few Saint stories crossed into the realms of science fiction and fantasy, with "The Man Who Liked Ants" and the early novel The Last Hero being examples. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting The Last Hero is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris that was first published in the United Kingdom in 1930 by Hodder and Stoughton When early Saint books were republished in the 1960s through to the 1980s, it was not uncommon to see freshly written introductions by Charteris appended to the works, apologizing for the stories' out-of-date tone; according to a Charteris "apology" in a 1969 paperback edition of Featuring the Saint, he once attempted to revise and update some of his earlier stories when they were reprinted, but eventually gave up on the idea and let them sit unaltered as period pieces. Featuring the Saint is a collection of three mystery Novellas by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom in 1931 by The 1963 edition of the short story collection The Happy Highwayman contains examples of these abandoned revisions; in one story originally published in the 1930s ("The Star Producers"), references to popular actors of the 1930s were replaced for the 1963 printing with names of then-current movie stars; another 1930s-era story in the collection, "The Man Who Was Lucky" added updated references to atomic power for the reprint. The Happy Highwayman is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in 1939 by Hodder and Stoughton in the United

Charteris started to step back from writing the books in the early 1960s, retiring from writing the books following 1963's The Saint in the Sun. The Saint in the Sun is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, featuring the Robin Hood -inspired crimefighter Simon Templar The next book to carry Charteris' name, 1964's Vendetta for the Saint, was written by science fiction author Harry Harrison, who had worked on the Saint comic strip, after which Charteris edited and revised the manuscript. Vendetta for the Saint is the title of a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" For the radio personality see Harry Harrison (radio. Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, March 12 1925 Between 1964 and 1983 another 14 Saint books would be published, credited to Charteris but written by others. In his introduction to the first of these books, The Saint on TV, Charteris called these volumes a team effort, in which he oversaw the selection of stories, which initially consisted of adaptations of scripts written for the 1962-69 TV series The Saint, and with Fleming Lee writing the actual adaptations (other authors later took over from Lee). The Saint on TV is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint" The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Charteris and Lee would also collaborate on two Saint novels in the 1970s, The Saint in Pursuit (based upon a story written by Charteris for the Saint comic strip) and The Saint and the People Importers. The Saint in Pursuit is the title of a 1970 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist The Saint and the People Importers is the title of a 1971 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" The "team" writers were usually credited on the book's title page, if not on the cover. One of these later volumes, Catch the Saint, was an experiment in returning The Saint to his period roots, being set prior to the Second World War (as opposed recent Saint books which had been set in the present day). Catch the Saint is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Fleming Lee, based upon stories by Norman Worker continuing the adventures of the sleuth 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 last Saint volume in the line of books starting with Meet - The Tiger! in 1928, was Salvage for the Saint, published in 1983. Salvage for the Saint is the title of a 1983 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" According to the Saintly Bible website, every Saint book published between 1928 and 1983 saw their first editions issued by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK (ironically a company that originally published only religious books) and The Crime Club (an imprint of Doubleday that specialized in mystery and detective fiction) in the United States. Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house now an Imprint of Hodder Headline. The Crime Club was an Imprint of the Doubleday publishing company which later spawned a 1946-47 anthology radio series In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published The Doubleday Publishing Group is the fifth largest Book Publishing company in the world For the first 20 years of the series, the books were first published in Britain, with the US edition sometimes following up to a year later. By the late 40s-early 50s this situation had been reversed. In one case, The Saint to the Rescue, a British edition did not appear until nearly two years after the American publication. The Saint to the Rescue is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in 1959 by The Crime Club in the United States

A series of French language books featuring the character were published over a 30-year period. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people This series included a number of translated volumes of Charteris originals, as well as novelisations of radio scripts from the English-language radio series, and comic strip adaptations. Many of these books, though credited to Charteris, were in fact written by others, including Madeleine Michel-Tyl. [1]

Charteris died in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Two additional Saint novels appeared around the time of the 1997 film starring Val Kilmer: a novelisation of the film (which had little if any connection to the Charteris stories), and Capture the Saint, a more faithful-to-the-character work published by The Saint Club, the Club originated by Charteris himself in 1936. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Capture the Saint is the title of a 1997 mystery novel by Burl Barer, featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" who was Both books were written by Saint historian Burl Barer, who in the early 1990s published a massive history of The Saint in books, radio, and television. Burl Barer (born 1947 Walla Walla Washington) is an American author and literary historian

In total, between 1928 and 1971 Charteris wrote 14 novels (the last two being co-written with another writer), 34 novellas, and 95 short stories featuring Simon Templar. Between 1963 and 1997 an additional 7 novels and 14 novellas were written by others.

Many Saint adventures were reprinted in pulp editions, such as this 1943 edition. Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as "the pulps" were inexpensive Fiction magazines

The Saint on Radio

Several radio drama series based upon The Saint were produced in North America and Great Britain. The earliest known was produced for Radio Eireann in 1940 and starred Terence De Marney. Terence De Marney (1 March 1908 – 25 May 1971 was a British film stage radio and television actor as well as theatre director and writer Both NBC and CBS produced separate Saint series during 1945, starring Edgar Barrier and Brian Aherne, respectively. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Brian Aherne ( May 2, 1902 – February 10, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English Actor of both stage and screen Many of these early shows were adaptations of published Saint stories, although Charteris himself later wrote several storylines for the series which, in due course, were novelised as short stories and novellas.

The longest-running and best known radio incarnation of Simon Templar was Vincent Price, who played the character in a long-running series that was broadcast between 1947 and 1951 on no fewer than three networks: CBS, Mutual and NBC. Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Mutual Broadcasting System ( MBS) was an American Radio network, in operation from 1934 to 1999 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's After Price left the series in May 1951, he was replaced by Tom Conway, who played the role for several more months. Tom Conway ( September 15, &ndash April 22,) was a British film and radio actor and the brother of actor George Sanders. (His brother, George Sanders, played Templar on film. George Henry Sanders (July 3 &ndashApril 25) was an Academy Award -winning English film and television Actor. )

The next English-language radio series aired on Springbok Radio in South Africa between 1953 and 1957. These were fresh adaptations of the original stories and starred Tom Meehan as the Saint.

Around 1965-1966 the South African version of Lux Radio Theatre produced a single dramatization of The Saint.

The English Radio Service of South Africa produced another series of Saintly radio adventures which aired for 6 months in 1970-1971.

The next English-language radio series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995, starring Paul Rhys. Distinguished British film and theatre actor. Know for his intense and often volatile work.

The Saint on film and TV

Not long after creating the Saint, Charteris began a long association with Hollywood as a screenwriter. He was also successful in getting a major studio — RKO Radio Pictures — interested in producing a film based upon one of his works. The first of these films, The Saint in New York, based upon the 1935 novel of the same name, was released in 1938 starring Louis Hayward as Templar and Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Farnack, the American counterpart of Mr. The Saint in New York, released in 1938 by RKO Pictures was a crime thriller that marked the first screen appearance of sleuth Simon Templar, The Saint in New York is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris that was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton Louis Hayward ( March 19 1909 – February 21 1985) was a British Actor born in South Africa. Jonathan Hale ( March 21, 1891 &ndash February 28, 1966) was a Canadian -born film and television actor Teal.

The film was a success, and eight more films followed over the next 15 years. The character of Farnack returned in the first five, George Sanders took over the role of Templar from Hayward, only to be himself replaced by Hugh Sinclair for two films. George Henry Sanders (July 3 &ndashApril 25) was an Academy Award -winning English film and television Actor. Hugh Sinclair ( May 19 1903 – December 29 1962) was a British actor born in London England.

Several of the films were original stories, sometimes based upon outlines by Charteris, while others were based (usually somewhat loosely) upon original novels or novellas. There was the release of one final film, The Saint's Girl Friday in 1953, for which Hayward returned to the role. The Saint's Return redirects here for the Leslie Charteris novella collection of similar title see The Saint Returns. This was followed by an unsuccessful French production in 1960.

Val Kilmer as Simon Templar. Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor.

In the 1960s Roger Moore revived the role in a long-running television series The Saint. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 (According to the book Spy Television by Wesley Britton, the first actor offered the role was Patrick McGoohan of Danger Man and The Prisoner fame. Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928) is an American born Actor, raised in Ireland and England who rose to fame in the British This article is about 1960s TV series aka "Secret Agent" also see 1990s TV series Secret Agent Man. The Prisoner is an allegorical British 1960s Science fiction television series starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan. ) The series ran from 1962 to 1969 and Moore remains the single actor most closely identified with the character, although an attempt at launching a French film series was made during his tenure in the role.

Since Moore, there have been several other actors who played him in later TV series, most notably Return of the Saint (1978-1979) starring Ian Ogilvy; the series ran for only one season although it was picked up by the CBS Network. Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English Film and Television Actor, who was born in Woking CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. In the mid-1980s, the National Enquirer and other newspapers reported that Moore was planning to produce a movie based upon The Saint with Pierce Brosnan as Templar, but it was never made. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The National Enquirer (also commonly known as the Enquirer) is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE A pilot for a The Saint in Manhattan series starring Australian actor Andrew Clarke (who with his moustache bore a passing similarity to Tom Selleck) was shown in 1987, produced by Don Taffner, but it never progressed beyond the single pilot episode. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Andrew Clarke (born 1954 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, is an Australian actor most known for his television work Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Inspector John Fernack of the NYPD made his first film appearance since the 1940s in that production, while Templar got about in a black Lamborghini, also bearing the ST1 licence plate. Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village In 1989, a series of six movies were made by Taffner, starring Simon Dutton. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Simon Dutton is a British actor best known for playing the title role of Simon Templar (alias The Saint in a series of Australian produced television films These films were syndicated in the United States as part of a rotating series of films entitled Mystery Wheel of Adventure, whilst in the UK they were shown as a standalone series on the ITV Network. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through

In 1991, as detailed by Burl Barer in his 1992 history of The Saint, plans were announced for a series of motion pictures based upon the character. Burl Barer (born 1947 Walla Walla Washington) is an American author and literary historian Ultimately, however, no such franchise eventuated.

The Saint starring Val Kilmer was finally made in 1997, but diverged far from the Charteris books, although it did revive Templar's use of aliases. The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Among other things, Kilmer's Saint is unable to defeat a Russian gangster in hand to hand combat and is forced to flee; this would have been unthinkable in a Charteris tale. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H is a generic term for Close quarters fighting, particularly when the outcome is potentially fatal as in Melee Whereas the original Saint resorted to aliases which all had the initials S. T. , Kilmer's character used names of Christian saints, regardless of whether they shared the initials. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings He was also a master of disguise. Unusually for an action star of the time (as in heroes played by Seagal, Willis or Mel Gibson), this Saint refrained from killing and even the main villains live to stand trial. Steven F Seagal (born April 10 1951 is an American Action movie Actor, producer, writer director, Martial artist Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 Charteris' version had no qualms about taking another life and, in order to escape his enemies, he used crude disguises instead of the sophisticated ones shown in this film. The film mirrored some aspects of Charteris's own life, notably his origins in the Far East, though not in an orphanage as the film portrayed. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. An orphanage is an institution devoted to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them Roger Moore's voice had a cameo as a radio newsreader at the end of the film. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor.

On March 13, 2007, the American cable network TNT announced that it was developing a new one-hour series based upon The Saint. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The proposed series (for which no broadcast date has yet been announced) will be executive produced by William J. MacDonald and produced by Jorge Zamacona. William J MacDonald is an American Film and Television Writer and producer. ^{[3] [4]}

James Purefoy has been announced as the new Simon Templar. James Brian Mark Purefoy (born June 3 1964) is an English Actor. ^[5][6]

Movies (and actors playing The Saint)

Ian Ogilvy played Templar in a short-lived 1970s TV series. Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English Film and Television Actor, who was born in Woking Once again, numerous Saint novels were reprinted as tie-ins.

Since 1938, numerous films have been produced in the United States, France and Australia based to varying degrees upon The Saint. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A few of the films were based (usually loosely) upon Charteris' original stories, but most were original screenplays.

This is a list of all the films featuring Simon Templar released to date, and the actors who played The Saint:

• The Saint in New York (1938 - Louis Hayward)
• The Saint Strikes Back (1939 - George Sanders)
• The Saint in London (1939 - Sanders)
• The Saint's Double Trouble (1940 - Sanders)
• The Saint Takes Over (1940 - Sanders)
• The Saint in Palm Springs (1941 - Sanders)
• The Saint's Vacation (1941 - Hugh Sinclair)
• The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943 - Sinclair)
• The Saint's Girl Friday (1954 - Hayward)
• Le Saint mène la danse (1960 - Félix Marten)
• Le Saint prend l'affut (1966 - Jean Marais)
• The Fiction Makers (1968 - Roger Moore) - edited from episodes of The Saint
• Vendetta for the Saint (1969 - Moore) - edited from episodes of The Saint
• The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979 made for TV - Ian Ogilvy) - edited from episodes of Return of the Saint
• The Saint in Manhattan (1987 made for TV - Andrew Clarke)
• The Saint (1997 - Val Kilmer)
• The Saint (2009 - James Purefoy)

Three of the surviving actors who have played Templar -- Roger Moore, Ian Ogilvy, and Simon Dutton -- have been appointed vice-presidents of The Saint Club that was founded by Leslie Charteris himself in 1936. The Saint in New York, released in 1938 by RKO Pictures was a crime thriller that marked the first screen appearance of sleuth Simon Templar, Louis Hayward ( March 19 1909 – February 21 1985) was a British Actor born in South Africa. The Saint Strikes Back, released in 1939, is the second film featuring the crimebusting crusader Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Henry Sanders (July 3 &ndashApril 25) was an Academy Award -winning English film and television Actor. This article is about the film For the Leslie Charteris Simon Templar book which is often published under this title see The Misfortunes of Mr The Saint's Double Trouble is a 1940 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a The Saint in Palm Springs is the name of a crime thriller motion picture released by RKO Pictures in early 1941 Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Saint's Vacation is the title of a 1941 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. Hugh Sinclair ( May 19 1903 – December 29 1962) was a British actor born in London England. The Saint Meets the Tiger is the title of a crime thriller motion picture produced by RKO Pictures and released in 1943 The Saint's Return redirects here for the Leslie Charteris novella collection of similar title see The Saint Returns. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Saint and the Fiction Makers (some editions use the hyphenated form "Fiction-Makers" is the title of a 1968 mystery novel featuring the character of Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Vendetta for the Saint is the title of a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English Film and Television Actor, who was born in Woking Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast Andrew Clarke (born 1954 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, is an Australian actor most known for his television work The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. James Brian Mark Purefoy (born June 3 1964) is an English Actor.

In the 1930s, RKO purchased the rights to produce a film adaptation of Saint Overboard, but no such movie was ever produced. Saint Overboard is the title of a 1936 mystery novel by Leslie Charteris, one of a long series of novels featuring Charteris' creation Simon Templar, alias

Television series

• The Saint (1962-1969 - Roger Moore)
• Return of the Saint (1978-1979 - Ian Ogilvy)
• The made-for-TV film series that formed part of Mystery Wheel of Adventure (1989) - all starring Simon Dutton
  • Fear in Fun Park (aka The Saint in Australia)
  • The Big Bang
  • The Blue Dulac
  • The Brazilian Connection
  • The Software Murders
  • Wrong Number
• A new television series based upon The Saint, produced by William J. MacDonald and starring James Purefoy as Templar, is scheduled to start shooting in Berlin and Australia in April of 2008. The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Return of the Saint was a British action-adventure television series that aired for one season in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast Simon Dutton is a British actor best known for playing the title role of Simon Templar (alias The Saint in a series of Australian produced television films William J MacDonald may refer to William J MacDonald (writer and producer William John Macdonald (1832&ndash1916 Canadian merchant James Brian Mark Purefoy (born June 3 1964) is an English Actor.

The Saint on the stage

In the late 1940s Charteris and sometime Sherlock Holmes scriptwriter Denis Green wrote a stage play entitled The Saint Misbehaves. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887

It was never publicly performed as soon after writing it Charteris decided to focus on non-Saint work. For many years it was thought to be lost however two copies are known to exist in private hands and correspondence relating to the play can be found in "The Leslie Charteris Collection" at Boston University. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA.

One of the final issues of The Saint Magazine from 1967 featured reprints of the Saint stories "The Export Trade" and "The Five Thousand Pound Kiss".

The Saint in the comics

The Saint appeared in a long-running comic strip series starting as a daily strip 27 September 1948 with a Sunday added on 20 March the following year. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The early strips were written by Leslie Charteris, who had previous experience writing comic strips, having replaced Dashiell Hammett as the writer of the Secret Agent X-9 strip. Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( May 27, 1894 — January 10, 1961) was an American Author of Hardboiled detective Secret Agent X-9 was a comic strip begun by writer Dashiell Hammett ( The Maltese Falcon) and artist Alex Raymond ( Flash The original artist was Mike Roy. In 1951, John Spranger replaced Roy as the artist and altered the Saint's appearance by depicting him with a beard. The final two years of the strip were drawn by Doug Wildey. Doug Wildey ( May 2, 1922, Yonkers New York - October 5, 1994, Las Vegas Nevada) was a Cartoonist most famous It ended September 16, 1961. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Concurrent with the comic strip, Avon Comics published 12 issues of a The Saint comic book between 1947 and 1952 (some of these stories were reprinted in the 1980s). A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The 1960s TV series is unusual in that it is one of the few major programs of its genre that was not adapted as a comic book in the United States.

In Sweden, the Saint had a long-running comic book published from 1966 to 1985 under the title Helgonet (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgonet_%28serietidning%29). "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative It originally reprinted the newspaper strip, but soon original stories were commissioned for Helgonet. These stories were also later reprinted in other European countries. Two of the main writers were Norman Worker and Donne Avenell; the latter also co-wrote the novels The Saint and the Templar Treasure and the novella collection Count on the Saint, while Worker contributed to the novella collection Catch the Saint. Norman Worker was a British comic book writer best known for his work on comic books featuring Lee Falk 's The Phantom. The Saint and the Templar Treasure is the title of a 1979 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" Count on the Saint is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Catch the Saint is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Fleming Lee, based upon stories by Norman Worker continuing the adventures of the sleuth

The Saint in magazines

Charteris also edited several magazines that tied in with The Saint. The first of these were anthologies entitled The Saint's Choice that ran for seven issues in 1945-46. A few years later Charteris launched The Saint Detective Magazine (later titled The Saint Mystery Magazine and The Saint Magazine), which ran for 141 issues between 1953 and 1967, with a separate British edition that ran just as long but published different material. In most issues of Saint's Choice and the later magazines Charteris included at least one Saint story, usually previously published in one of his books but occasionally original. In several mid-1960s issues, however, he substituted Instead of the Saint, a series of essays on topics of interest to him. The rest of the material in the magazines consisted of novellas and short stories by other mystery writers of the day. An Australian edition was also published for a few years in the 1950s. In 1984 Charteris attempted to revive the Saint magazine, but it ran for only three issues. [2]

Leslie Charteris himself portrayed The Saint in a photo play in Life Magazine: «The Saint Goes West».

The Saint book series

Most Saint books were collections of novellas or short stories, some of which were published individually either in magazines or in smaller paperback form. Many of the books have also been published under different titles over the years; the titles used here are the more common ones for each book. From 1964 to 1983, the Saint books were collaborative works; Charteris acted in an editorial capacity and received front cover author credit, while other authors wrote these stories and were credited inside the book; these collaborative authors are noted.

French adventures

A number of Saint adventures were published in French over a 30-year period, many of which have yet to be published in English. The Saint and the Fiction Makers (some editions use the hyphenated form "Fiction-Makers" is the title of a 1968 mystery novel featuring the character of The year 1969 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Saint Abroad is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint" Michael Pertwee ( 24 April 1916 - 17 April 1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter The year 1970 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Saint in Pursuit is the title of a 1970 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" The year 1971 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Saint and the People Importers is the title of a 1971 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" The year 1975 in literature involved some significant events and new books Catch the Saint is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Fleming Lee, based upon stories by Norman Worker continuing the adventures of the sleuth Norman Worker was a British comic book writer best known for his work on comic books featuring Lee Falk 's The Phantom. The year 1976 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace is the title of a 1976 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" The year 1977 in literature involved some significant events and new books Send for the Saint is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Peter Bloxsom, based upon stories by John Kruse and Donald James, continuing The year 1978 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Saint in Trouble is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Graham Weaver, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Terence Feely ( 20 July 1928 &ndash 13 August 2000) was a British screenwriter playwright and author The year 1979 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Saint and the Templar Treasure is the title of a 1979 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books Count on the Saint is a collection of two mystery Novellas by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon The year 1983 in literature involved some significant events and new books Salvage for the Saint is the title of a 1983 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" The year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books For the 1905 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro, see Il santo. The Saint was the title of a mystery novel by Burl Burl Barer (born 1947 Walla Walla Washington) is an American author and literary historian Jonathan Blair Hensleigh (born February 1959 is an American Screenwriter and Film director, working primarily in the action/adventure genre of films Wesley Strick (born February 11, 1954 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter who has written such films as the comic-horror Capture the Saint is the title of a 1997 mystery novel by Burl Barer, featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint" who was French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Many of these stories were ghostwritten by Madeleine Michel-Tyl and credited to Charteris (who exercised some editorial control). A ghostwriter is a professional Writer who is paid to write books articles stories reports or other content which are officially credited to another person The French books were generally novelisations of scripts from the radio series, or novels adapted from stories in the American Saint comic strip. One of the writers who worked on the French series, Fleming Lee, later wrote for the English-language books. [3]

Unpublished works

Burl Barer's history of the Saint identifies two manuscripts that to date have never been published. The first is a collaboration between Charteris and Fleming Lee called Bet on the Saint that was rejected by Doubleday, the American publishers of the Saint series. Bet on the Saint is the title of an unpublished novel by Fleming Lee (but credited to Leslie Charteris) featuring the character of criminal-turned-detective Charteris, Barer writes, chose not to submit it to his UK publishers, Hodder & Stoughton. The rejection of the manuscript by Doubleday meant that The Crime Club's long-standing right of first refusal on any new Saint works was now ended and the manuscript was then submitted to other U. S. publishers, without success. Barer also tells of a 1979 novel entitled The Saint's Lady by a Scottish fan, Joy Martin, which had been written as a present for and as a tribute to Charteris. The Saint's Lady is the title of an unpublished novel by Joy Martin featuring the character of criminal-turned-detective Simon Templar (alias "The Charteris was impressed by the manuscript and attempted to get it published, but it too was ultimately rejected. The manuscript, which according to Barer is in the archives of Boston University, features the return of Patricia Holm. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA.

According to the Saintly Bible website, at one point Leslie Charteris biographer Ian Dickerson was working on a manuscript (based upon a film story idea by Charteris) for a new novel entitled Son of the Saint in which Templar shares an adventure with his son by Patricia Holm. The book has, to date, not been published. [4]

Cultural references

References to The Saint can be found throughout pop culture. Rapper Murs wrote a song called The Saint for his album F'Real. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with This article is about the rapper The acronym MURS is also used for Multi-Use Radio Service. F'Real is the first album by hip hop artist Murs. It was released by the Independent record label, Veritech Records in 1997 and is very In the song Murs' character displays many of The Saint's well known qualities, including a flair for dramatic escapes and an expertise in hand to hand combat, although the story also seems to suggest elements of the popular TV series The Pretender. The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000

There is a song by the band Smoke Ring Days entitled "Simon Templar". ( "Simon Templar you are my fantasy - you may be a sinner, but you're a Saint to me" ).

In 1997, the techno group Orbital recorded a new version of the theme for the 1960s series to tie in with the Val Kilmer film release. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004

The 1967 novel The Rainbow Affair by David McDaniel, volume 13 in a series of original novels based upon the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., included a cameo by a thinly disguised version of Simon Templar. David Edward McDaniel ( June 16, 1939 - November 1, 1977) was a US Science fiction author, who also wrote spy fiction including The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January In addition, this novel uses the same chapter title format that Charteris used for his Saint novels.

In the PC Video game Might and Magic VIII, there is a playable character called Simon Templar (whose character class is the Knight) that can be recruited into the player team. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Might and Magic VIII Day of the Destroyer is a Computer role-playing game developed for Microsoft Windows by New World Computing and released

In Robert A. Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, stick figure images with devils horns on them instead of a halo appear, sans jeering graffiti, with the signature "Simon Jester". Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 Science fiction Novel by American writer Robert A

In Brian W. Aldiss's Barefoot in the Head, the protagonist is named Colin Charteris. Brian Wilson Aldiss, '''OBE''', (born August 18, 1925 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England) is a prolific English

In the Hebrew transaltions of many books in the series, which enjoyed considerable popularity in Israel from the 1950s to the 1980s, the protagonist's nickname was transated as "HaMalach" (המלאך) -which means "The Angel" rather than "The Saint". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition The same practice was followed when the TV series was shown on Israeli TV. The reason for this change was, evidently, the fact the Hebrew word "Kadosh" (קדוש) which refers to Christian saints, can also refer to Jews martyred for their faith and is sometimes also used for victims of the Holocaust - associations far away from the rather lighthearted English fictional character. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as

Compare with:

• To Catch a Thief
• Robin Hood
• Raffles
• Bulldog Drummond
• Rocambole
• Arsène Lupin

References

• Burl Barer, The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television 1928-1992. To Catch a Thief is a 1955 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis and Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where Arthur J Raffles is a character created in the 1890s by E W Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Bulldog Drummond is a British Fictional character created by "Sapper" a Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937 in imitation Rocambole is the creation of Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, a 19th century French Writer. Arsène Lupin is a fictional Gentleman thief who appears in a Book series of Detective fiction / Crime fiction Novels written by The Saint Steps In is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation Simon Templar, alias The Saint Jefferson, N. C. : MacFarland, 2003 (originally published in 1992).

External links

• The Saintly Bible: Large website about Leslie Charteris' creation (including news blog)
• Official Website for Leslie Charteris
• The Saint Novels in French
• Listing of all English-language Saint radio programs
• Radio Lovers.com public domain recordings of Saint radio episodes in MP3 format, starring Vincent Price. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered
• Spywise: "'A Saint I Ain’t': Q&A With Ian Dickerson of the Saint Club"
• Interview with Saint Expert Burl Barer