James Clavell

Birthday: 1924-10-10
Deathday: 1994-09-07
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
1982-09-25 The Children's Story
1971-01-28 The Last Valley
1969-04-01 Where's Jack?
1967-06-23 The Sweet and the Bitter
1967-06-14 To Sir, with Love
1960-06-01 Walk Like a Dragon
1959-09-23 Five Gates to Hell