James Leasor

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James Leasor
Born December 20, 1923(1923-12-20)
Erith, Kent, England
Died September 10, 2007 (aged 83)
Wiltshire, England
Pen name James Leasor;
Andrew MacAllan
Occupation Author
Nationality British
Writing period 1951-1997
Genres Fiction, History

James Leasor (December 10, 1923 – September 10, 2007) was a British author, who wrote historical books and thrillers.

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Leasor was born in Erith, Kent, in 1923, and was educated at the City of London School. He served in Burma with the Lincolnshire Regiment during World War II and became a correspondent for the Forces newspaper after being wounded in action. After the war, he went to Oriel College, Oxford, where he read English. He joined the Express after university and became private secretary to Lord Beaverbrook, the proprietor of the newspaper, and then a foreign correspondent. He became a full-time author in the 1960s, after the success of his novel, Passport to Oblivion in 1964, a triller featuring Dr Jason Love, which was filmed as Where the Spies Are in 1965 starring David Niven. He wrote several more thrillers featuring Love, and also wrote historial books, such as The One That Got Away in 1956, Singapore: The Battle that Changed the World in 1968 and Boarding Party in 1976, which was filmed as The Sea Wolves. He wrote a number of books under the pseudonym Andrew MacAllan. Leasor died on 2007-09-10, aged 83.

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NAME Leasor, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 1923-12-20
PLACE OF BIRTH Erith, Kent, England
DATE OF DEATH 2007-09-10
PLACE OF DEATH Wiltshire, England