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James Clavell, American writer and filmmaker, known for british writer and filmmaker, died on 1994-09-07.

James Clavell, American writer and filmmaker, known for british writer and filmmaker, died on 1994-09-07. Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994), known as James Clavell, was a British and American writer, filmmaker and a British Army officer during the Second World War. He is best known for his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television and film adaptations.

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James Clavell is British writer and filmmaker.

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James Clavell

writer and filmmaker

British writer and filmmaker

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James Clavell, American writer and filmmaker, known for british writer and filmmaker, died on 1994-09-07. Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994), known as James Clavell, was a British and American writer, filmmaker and a British Army officer during the Second World War. He is best known for his Asian Saga novels, a number of which have had television and film adaptations.
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James Clavell is British writer and filmmaker.
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