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BIRTHDAY
DIED
September 06, 1994

RECENT CREDITS
Tai-Pan (FILM)  Nov. 7, 1986
The Last Valley (FILM)  Jan. 28, 1971
To Sir, With Love (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1967
King Rat (FILM)  Aug. 1, 1965
The Satan Bug (FILM)  Mar. 1, 1965
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BIOGRAPHY
The son of British Royal Navy Captain Sir Richard Clavell, James Clavell was commissioned into the British Royal Artillery at the outbreak of World War II, then spent most of the war in a Japanese POW camp. After the....
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The son of British Royal Navy Captain Sir Richard Clavell, James Clavell was commissioned into the British Royal Artillery at the outbreak of World War II, then spent most of the war in a Japanese POW camp. After the cessation of hostilities, Clavell overcame his bitterness by cultivating a fascination in the history and culture of Japan. Moving to the U.S. in 1953 to work on a TV project, Clavell launched his screenwriting career with the sci-fi masterwork The Fly (1958). With 1959's Five Gates to Hell, Clavell added producing and directing to his accomplishments; his biggest box-office hit as director was 1967's To Sir With Love. James Clavell's best-selling 1975 novel Shogun, a story of the first intervention by Caucasians into feudal Japan, was transformed four years later into one of the most popular TV miniseries ever produced.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Nicholas Gecks
Tai-Pan
Released: Nov. 7, 1986

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King Rat
Released: Oct. 27, 1965

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