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John Creasey MBE (17 September 1908 – 9 June 1973) [1] was an English author known mostly for detective and crime novels but who also wrote science fiction, romance and westerns. He wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms.
Nov 21, 2022 · John Creasy is a fictional character created by Quinnell. Some outlets state that Creasy was based on a real CIA agent, but there’s no evidence that Quinnell drew inspiration from a real-life character when creating Creasy.
Denzel Washington portrays John Creasy, a despondent, alcoholic former CIA SAD/SOG officer-turned-bodyguard, who goes on a revenge rampage after his charge, nine-year-old Lupita "Pita" Ramos ( Dakota Fanning ), is abducted in Mexico City.
John Creasey (September 17, 1908 - June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms.
The Toff, the high-living, villain-hating, law-bending Honorable Richard Rollison. Introducing the Toff (Toff, #1), The Toff Goes On (Toff, #2), The Toff...
John Creasey has 443 books on Goodreads with 16267 ratings. John Creasey’s most popular book is Introducing the Toff (Toff, #1).
John Creasey was the prolific author of over 600 novels, using multiple different pseudonyms, with worldwide sales in the 1970’s of over 80 million copies in 28 different languages. In 1953, John Creasey founded the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) in the UK.
Sep 4, 1987 · A former CIA agent, John Creasy, is hired as a bodyguard for a girl in Italy, who becomes the daughter he never had. When she is abducted, Creasy's fiery rage is unleashed, and despite being badly wounded, embarks on a bloody revenge spree.
The book series featuring Dr Palfrey comprised of a total of 34 novels between the years 1942 and 1979. In the year 1962, author Creasey received an Edgar Award in the category of the Best Novel for his book titled Gideon’s Fire. This was followed by a Grand Master Award in the year 1969.
Aug 6, 2022 · No, ‘Man on Fire’ is not based on a true story. It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name written by A.J. Quinnell. It was adapted for the screen by Brian Helgeland and directed by Tony Scott. Quinnell was inspired by two real-life incidents while creating the central premise of the story.
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