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Alistair MacLean (28 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a British author and Royal Navy veteran who served in World War II. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he studied at the University of Glasgow. His literary career began in 1955, focusing on adventure fiction. He is noted for works such as *The Guns of Navarone* and *South by Java Head*. MacLean also wrote under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.
He resided in Switzerland and Daviot. MacLean had three children and spoke English. He died in Munich of a myocardial infarction.
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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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 1987
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 108
- Total plays
- 2,304
Tags
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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.