Leslie Thomas (1) (1931–2014)
Autor(a) de Dangerous Davies, the Last Detective
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About the Author
Leslie Thomas was born in Newport, Wales on March 22, 1931. Both of his parents died around 1943 and he was sent to an orphanage. He flunked out of bricklaying school but did better in a journalism course. At the age of 17, he found a newspaper job in north London, first folding newspapers and then mostrar mais reporting. In 1949, he was drafted and sent to Singapore as a member of the Royal Army Pay Corps. After serving a year, he found work with a news agency, then with The Evening News as a feature writer. He covered the war-crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann. His first book, This Time Next Week: The Autobiography of a Happy Orphan, was published in 1964. His first novel, The Virgin Soldiers, was published in 1966 and was adapted into a movie in 1969. He wrote more than 30 books during his lifetime including Onward Virgin Soldiers and Stand Up Virgin Soldiers, which was also adapted into a movie in 1977. In 2004, he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to literature. He died on May 6, 2014 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Leslie Thomas
The Complete Dangerous Davies: "Dangerous Davies", "Dangerous in Love", "Dangerous by Moonlight" (1995) 25 exemplares
Goddess of the moon 2 exemplares
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Goldenrod • Surprise Party • This Time Next Week • At the Going Down of the Sun (1985) — Autor — 5 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1931-03-22
- Data de falecimento
- 2014-05-06
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Local de falecimento
- Salisbury, England
- Locais de residência
- Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Salisbury, England - Ocupações
- journalist
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Order of the British Empire (Officer, 2004)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 42
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 1,566
- Popularidade
- #16,474
- Avaliação
- 3.5
- Críticas
- 18
- ISBN
- 229
- Línguas
- 3
- Marcado como favorito
- 1