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He lived for his last 40 years at Swallowcliffe Manor, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. James Leasor died in Salisbury on 10 September 2007, aged 83, and is buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's Church in Swallowcliffe.
Dec 22, 2007 · James Leasor was born in Erith, Kent in 1923, and educated at the City of London School from 1935 to 1940, where one of his contemporaries was the slightly older Kingsley Amis.
Oct 9, 2007 · Commemorated at i. 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. After the war he joined the Daily Express and became private secretary to Lord Beaverbrook. His prolific output included mainly historical and adventure novels.
He married barrister Joan Bevan on 1st December 1951 and they had three sons. He lived for his last 40 years at Swallowcliffe Manor, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. He died on 10th September 2007 and is buried in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Swallowcliffe.
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.
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Sep 10, 2007 · Thomas James Leasor was born at Erith, Kent, on 20th December 1923 and educated at the City of London School. On leaving school, whilst waiting to join the army, he had his first foray into journalism, as a cub scout reporter for the Kent Messenger.
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