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James Clavell

Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer / Novelist / Writer | * 10/10/1924 († 69, 09/07/1994) | Sydney (Australia)
James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born British (later naturalised American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known as the author of his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television adaptations. Clavell also wrote such screenplays as those for The Fly (1958), based on the short story by George Langelaan, and The Great Escape (1963), based on the personal account of Paul Brickhill. He directed the popular 1967 film To Sir, with Love, for which he also wrote the script. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | History

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Movies with James Clavell as Crew(22)

Writing/Novel1986 Tai-Pan
Writing/Novel1981 Shogun
Directing/Director1971 The Last Valley
Production/Producer1971 The Last Valley
Writing/Writer1971 The Last Valley
Directing/Director1969 Where's Jack?
Directing/Director1967 To Sir, with Love
Production/Producer1967 To Sir, with Love
Writing/Writer1967 To Sir, with Love
Writing/Novel1965 King Rat
Writing/Screenplay1965 The Satan Bug
Writing/Screenplay1964 633 Squadron
Production/Producer1963 The Great Escape
Writing/Screenplay1963 The Great Escape
Directing/Director1960 Walk Like a Dragon
Production/Producer1960 Walk Like a Dragon
Writing/Writer1960 Walk Like a Dragon
Writing/Writer1959 Watusi
Directing/Director1959 Five Gates to Hell
Production/Producer1959 Five Gates to Hell
Writing/Screenplay1959 Five Gates to Hell
Writing/Screenplay1958 The Fly

TV Shows/Series with James Clavell as Crew(8)

Writing/Novel2024 Shōgun
Writing/Novel1988 Noble House
Production/Executive Producer1980 Shogun
Writing/Novel1980 Shogun
Creator/Creator1980 Shogun
Directing/Director1961 Ripcord
Directing/Director1959 The Detectives
Directing/Director1958 The Rifleman

Full Name: James Clavell
Born: Friday, 10/10 1924 (October) in Sydney (Australia)
Died: Wednesday, 09/07 1994 (September) in Vevey (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Birmingham
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for James Clavell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles Edmund DuMaresq de Clavelle"
"Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell"
James Clavell frequently works together with these people:
Lawrence Dobkin (5x, Actor)
John Sturges (4x, Crew)
John Rhys-Davies (3x, Actor)
Robert Culp (3x, Actor)
Sam Peckinpah (3x, Crew)
Kurt Neumann (3x, Crew)
Jules V. Levy (3x, Crew)
Paul Mazursky (3x, Actor)
Eric Bercovici (3x, Crew)
Bryan Forbes (3x, Crew)
Benson Fong (3x, Actor)
John Barry (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:567919, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024