- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- October 10, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- September 7, 1994
James Clavell
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.
Filmography
tvShōgun
2024 · Novel
The Making of Shōgun
movieThe Making of Shōgun
2003
tvNoble House
1988 · Novel
movieTai-Pan
1986 · Novel
movieThe Children's Story
1982 · Director, Novel
movieShogun
1980 · Novel
tvShōgun
1980 · Executive Producer, Novel, Creator
movieThe Last Valley
1971 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieWhere's Jack?
1969 · Director
The Sweet and the Bitter
movieThe Sweet and the Bitter
1967 · Director, Writer
movieTo Sir, with Love
1967 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieKing Rat
1965 · Novel
movieThe Satan Bug
1965 · Screenplay
movie633 Squadron
1964 · Screenplay
movieThe Great Escape
1963 · Screenplay, Producer
tvWorld in Action
1963
tvRipcord
1961 · Director
movieWalk Like a Dragon
1960 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvThe Detectives
1959 · Director
movieFive Gates to Hell
1959 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieWatusi
1959 · Writer
tvThe Rifleman
1958 · Director
movieThe Fly
1958 · Screenplay