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James Hadley Chase
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British writer (1906–1985)
OverviewAI-generated
James Hadley Chase was a British writer, novelist, and screenwriter who worked in the detective fiction genre. Born in London in 1906, he began his professional career in 1939. Chase participated in World War II and held citizenship in both the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He wrote in English and also spoke French and American English.
Chase published numerous works, including *The Soft Centre*, *A Coffin from Hong Kong*, *Come Easy Go Easy*, and *Believed Violent*. He also used the pseudonym Ambrose Grant. His literary output included 280 works according to Open Library records. He died in Corseaux in 1985 and was buried in Vevey.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 December 1906
- Died
- 06 February 1985
- Works
- 280
Top works
- השוד הגדול בקאזינו
- the soft centre
- a coffin from hongkong
- Come Easy go easy
- believed violent
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · London, England, UK
James Hadley Chase (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985) was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He was one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a…
Known for
- Cinépanorama — Self1956
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
Discography
- Addicted2009
- Ghost2010
- Run to You2011
- Gypsy Heart (Remixes)2013
- Luv You2023
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16
- Total plays
- 133
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,040x
- Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 68,291x
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,856x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,510x
- Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,716x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- René Lodge Brabazon Raymond , ( 1906-12-24 ) 24 December 1906, London, England
- Died
- 6 February 1985 (1985-02-06) (aged 78), Corseaux-sur-Vevey , Switzerland
- Pen name
- James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, Ambrose Grant
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Language
- English
- Nationality
- British
- Genre
- Crime fiction , mystery , thriller , detective
- Literary movement
- Golden Age of Detective Fiction
- Spouse
- Sylvia Ray (1932–1985)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
James Hadley Chase (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985) was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he is well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He is one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe. He was also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and to date 50 of his books have been made into films.
Personal background
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