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Victor Canning (16 June 1911 – 21 February 1986) was a prolific British writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews.
Victor Canning was born on June 16, 1911 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Family Plot (1976), Spy Hunt (1950) and Shark (1969). He died on February 21, 1986 in Cirencester, England, UK.
- June 16, 1911
- February 21, 1986
These pages celebrate the work of Victor Canning (1911 - 1986), a writer of sixty-one books altogether, including one travel book, eighteen novels both comic and serious, four historical novels set in Roman and Arthurian Britain, three children's books, two short story collections (plus an abundance of other stories) and thirty-three thrillers ...
As a British novelist who often combined the spy thriller and the private eye crime mystery, Victor Canning drew comparisons to predecessors such as Eric Ambler, contemporaries such as Ian Fleming, and successors such as Len Deighton and John le Carre.
Victor Canning was a prolific writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but whose reputation has faded since his death in 1986. He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews.
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- February 21, 1986
- June 16, 1911
Victor Canning has 125 books on Goodreads with 11253 ratings. Victor Canning’s most popular book is Mr Finchley Discovers His England (Mr Finchley, #1).
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Victor Canning was a prolific writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but whose reputation has faded since his death in 1986. He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews.
