Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

October 10, 1924

Died

September 7, 1994 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle
Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell

IMDb Profile

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.