John le Carré
British author
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David John Moore Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is... Wikipedia
Born: October 19, 1931, Poole, United Kingdom
Died: December 12, 2020 (age 89 years), Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, United Kingdom
Spouse: Valerie Eustace (m. 1972) and Alison Sharp (m. 1954–1971)
Children: Nick Harkaway and Stephen Cornwell
TV shows: A Perfect Spy, Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene, John Le Carre, and more
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A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both ...
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John le Carré, the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England), was an English author of espionage novels.
John le Carré. Writer: The Constant Gardener. John le Carré was born in Poole, Dorset in England on 19 October, 1931. He went to Sherborne School and, ...
John le Carre, English writer of suspenseful, realistic spy novels based on a wide knowledge of international espionage. His notable books included The Spy ...
Dec 13, 2020 · John le Carré obituary ... John le Carré, who has died aged 89 of pneumonia, raised the spy novel to a new level of seriousness and respect.
Oct 15, 2023 · Three years after le Carré's death, his official biographer reveals the adultery that was off limits during his lifetime.
Dec 13, 2020 · John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89. Breaking from the James Bond mold, he turned the spy novel into high art ...
JOHN LE CARRÉ was born in 1931. For six decades he wrote novels that came to define our age. The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood...
Jan 16, 2023 · Le Carré understood what, for all its moral failings, intelligence work represented for people without family money to fall back on: a good, ...