*Clavell, James: -James Clavell(1921-1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. He is best known for his epic Asian Saga novels, which launched with the 1962 bestseller King Rat *, and their televised adaptations. He also wrote screenplays for such fi...

*Clavell, James: -James Clavell(1921-1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. He is best known for his epic Asian Saga novels, which launched with the 1962 bestseller King Rat *, and their televised adaptations. He also wrote screenplays for such films as The Great Escape and * The Fly,and was a writer, director, and producer on To Sir, with Love *. His books Shōgun, Noble House, Tai-Pan, and Whirlwind were #1 New York Times bestsellers.