• BIRTH 10/10/1924
  • DEATH 07/09/1994
  • Country Australia
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 4
  • SCRIPT 7
  • PRODUCTION 3
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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.

James Clavell
showrunner

Showrunner

Shogun
Shogun
1980

Director (4)

The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958
(2 episodes)
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
1971
To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
1967
The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
1959
(1 episode)

Script (7)

The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963
The Fly
The Fly
1958
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
1971
To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
1967
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965
Watusi
Watusi
1959
633 Squadron
633 Squadron
1964

Production (3)

The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
1971
To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
1967

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