MacLean, Alistair
1922 - 1987

The Scottish author Alistair Stuart MacLean was born in Shettleston, Glasgow, in a Gaelic-speaking family as Alasdair...

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Charteris, Leslie
1907 - 1993

Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy...

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Forbes, Colin
1923 - 2006

Colin Forbes is the pseudonym of the British author Raymond Harold Sawkins who was born in Hampstead, London. His first...

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Crichton, Michael
1942 - 2008

The American author, physician, director and teacher John Michael Crichton was a remarkable person for several reasons: he...

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