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Jack Higgins
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scrittore britannico (1929-2022)
OverviewAI-generated
Jack Higgins, whose real name was Henry Patterson, was born on 27 July 1929 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, and held British citizenship. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Harry Patterson and James Graham. He worked as a novelist, writer, screenwriter and author, and served in the Royal Horse Guards. He was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science and held a doctorate.
His career began in 1959, and he was employed by Leeds Beckett University. He worked in Belfast, Ulster and Jersey, and lived in Leeds, Jersey and Belfast. He had four children. Higgins wrote 164 works, including the World War 2 Thriller Collection, First Strike, Death Run, Sharp Shot and Sure Fire. He died on 9 April 2022 in Jersey.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- July 27, 1929
- Died
- April 9, 2022
- Works
- 164
Top works
- World War 2 Thriller Collection
- First strike
- Death Run
- Sharp shot
- Sure Fire
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- Henry Patterson , ( 1929-07-27 ) 27 July 1929, Newcastle upon Tyne , England
- Died
- 9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) (aged 92), Jersey , Channel Islands
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Alma mater
- London School of Economics
- Period
- 1959–2017
- Genre
- Thriller , espionage , mystery
- Notable works
- The Eagle Has Landed A Prayer for the Dying The Eagle Has Flown Thunder Point Angel of Death Flight of Eagles Day of Reckoning
- Spouses
- Amy Hewitt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 – 1984 ) Denise Palmer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Graham
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Place of death
- Jersey
- Occupation
- school teacher
- Employer
- Leeds Beckett University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Eagle Has Landed
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- spy fiction
- Military branch
- Royal Horse Guards
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Jersey
- Residence
- Jersey
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1929-01-01
- pseudonym
- James Graham
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-01-01
- name in native language
- Henry Patterson
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- birth name
- Henry Patterson
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Italiano
Jack Higgins (Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 luglio 1929 – Baliato di Jersey, 9 aprile 2022) è stato uno scrittore britannico. Higgins, pseudonimo di Harry Patterson, è stato soldato ed insegnante prima di dedicarsi alla letteratura a tempo pieno, anche con i nomi di Martin Fallon, James Graham e Hugh Marlowe. Il suo romanzo del 1975 è divenuto un best seller internazionale, facendo diventare Higgins un autore tradotto in più di cinquanta lingue: i suoi romanzi hanno venduto più di 250 milioni di copie nel mondo.
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