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Leslie Charteris (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr t ər ɪ s /; born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin; 12 May 1907 – 15 April 1993), was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter. [1] He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of his hero Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
Leslie Charteris (born Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; 1907–1993) was a British-American writer best known for his series on stories featuring Simon Templar, also known as The Saint. [1]
Leslie Charteris was one of the famous authors of Britain who used to write novels based on the Culinary, mystery and Thriller genres. He was born as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin on May 12, 1907 in Singapore.
Leslie Charteris (born May 12, 1907, Singapore—died April 15, 1993, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng.) was an author of highly popular mystery-adventure novels and creator of Simon Templar, better known as “the Saint” and sometimes called the “Robin Hood of modern crime.”
The Saint Series. 51 primary works • 57 total works. Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris ...
Apr 18, 1993 · Leslie Charteris, the mystery writer whose debonair hero, The Saint, made the transition from the printed page to movies in the 1930's and to a popular television series in the 1960's, died...
Leslie Charteris. Writer: The Saint. Worked in a tin mine, on a rubber plantation, as a gold prospector, as a bartender and as a professional bridge player before writing. The first Saint book, written when he was 20 years old, was his third book and the only one of his first five novels to feature the Saint.
Leslie Charteris has 609 books on Goodreads with 32239 ratings. Leslie Charteris’s most popular book is Enter the Saint.
Charteris, Leslie. Entry updated 6 May 2024. Tagged: Author. (1907-1993) US author born as Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin in Singapore, educated in the UK; he legally changed his name to Leslie Charteris in 1928, and became a US citizen in 1946.
Apr 15, 1993 · Born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, Leslie Charteris was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint." ...more.