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Alistair MacLean was a British author of adventure fiction who wrote in English. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and began his literary career in 1955. MacLean also wrote under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.
His notable works include The Guns of Navarone, South by Java Head, Fear is the Key, and Bear Island. He had three children and resided in Daviot and Switzerland. MacLean died of a myocardial infarction in Munich on 2 February 1987.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 28 April 1922
- Died
- 2 February 1987
- Works
- 546
Top works
- דו־קרב במצולות ים
- South by Java Head
- South By Java Head
- South By Java Head
- South by Java Head
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Film & TV
Glasgow, Scotland
Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare – all three were made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. [from Wikipedia]
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-04-21 ) 21 April 1922, Glasgow , Scotland
- Died
- 2 February 1987 (1987-02-02) (aged 64), Munich , Bavaria , West Germany, (present-day Germany)
- Resting place
- Céligny , Switzerland
- Pen name
- Ian Stuart
- Occupation
- Author, teacher
- Language
- English
- Alma mater
- University of Glasgow
- Genre
- Thrillers Adventure
- Years active
- 1955–1986
- Spouse
- Gisela Heinrichsen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Mary Marcelle Georgius ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1977 )
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- Royal Navy
- Service years
- 1941–1946
- Rank
- Leading Torpedo Operator
- Unit
- PS Bournemouth Queen (1941–1943) HMS Royalist (1943–1946)
- Conflicts
- World War II Battle of the Atlantic Mediterranean theatre South-East Asian theatre
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alistair
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Guns of Navarone
- Field of work
- literature
- Genre
- adventure fiction
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Daviot
Show 10 more facts
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- pseudonym
- Ian Stuart
- topic's main category
- Category:Alistair MacLean
- Commons category
- Alistair MacLean
- birth name
- Alistair Stuart MacLean
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- name in native language
- Alistair MacLean
- date of birth
- 1922-04-28
- date of death
- 1987-02-02
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Encyclopedic overview
Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist, who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His books are estimated to have sold over 150 million copies, making him one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time.
MacLean served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and his service aboard HMS Royalist formed the basis for his debut novel HMS Ulysses. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably The Guns of Navarone (1957) and Ice Station Zebra (1963). In the late 1960s, encouraged by film producer Elliott Kastner, MacLean began to write original screenplays, concurrently with an accompanying novel. The most successful was the first of these, the 1968 film Where Eagles Dare, which was also a bestselling novel. MacLean also published two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alistair MacLean” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.