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Website. www.jamesleasor.com. James Leasor (20 December 1923 – 10 September 2007) was a prolific British writer of historical books and thrillers. He was one of the best-selling British authors of the 20th century. After beginning his writing career as a journalist he wrote more than 50 books, some of which were made into films, including his ...
Dec 22, 2007 · Thomas James Leasor, journalist and novelist: born Erith, Kent 20 December 1923; married 1951 Joan Bevan (three sons); died Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire 10 September 2007.
Sep 14, 2007 · James Leasor, who has died aged 83, was a prolific author whose works included a rich variety of thrillers, historical novels and biographies, all written with a panache honed by an...
obituary notice— See index for CA sketch: Born December 20, 1923, in Erith, Kent, England; died September 10, 2007. Journalist, publisher, historian, novelist, and nonfiction writer.
James Leasor was born on 20 December 1923 in Erith, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Where the Spies Are (1965), Passion and Paradise (1989) and The One That Got Away (1957). He was married to Joan Bevan. He died on 10 September 2007 in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Oct 9, 2007 · Person | Male Born 20/12/1923 Died 10/9/2007. James Leasor. Categories: Literature. Countries: Burma. Image source: www.jamesleasor.com. Writer. Born in Erith, Kent. During WW2 he served in Burma where he spent eighteen hours adrift in the Indian Ocean after his ship was torpedoed.
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Sep 10, 2007 · Leasor married barrister Joan Bevan on 1 December 1951 and they had three sons. He lived for his last 40 years at Swallowcliffe Manor, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. He died in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 10 September 2007, aged 83, and is buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's Church in Swallowcliffe.
