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The Saint – aka Simon Templar – is a well-known character, both on television and in countless books. But who created him? The author behind the Saint, Leslie Charteris, is as interesting a figure as his most famous fictional creation. Charteris was half English and half Chinese, born in Singapore in 1907 to a Chinese surgeon father.
The Saint is the nickname of the fictional character Simon Templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories 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's participation were published in 1997.
Dec 19, 2011 · The man who co-created the character over 70 years ago, comic book writer and artist Joe Simon, passed away this past Wednesday in New York. Joe Simon Photo by Kendall Whitehouse. Two months earlier, Simon spoke at New York Comic Con, a convention for fans of comic books and popular culture.
May 20, 2019 · Although the main character’s name was Simon Templar, the “Saint” was never mentioned, except in the original French title. LE SAINT PREND L’AFFUT (aka “The Saint Against Agent 001”) (1960, Intermondie Prods. [France]) 90 minutes Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris Directed by Christian Jaque Starring Jean Marais as ...
Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely Comics, a corporate predecessor to Marvel.
Joseph Henry Simon [1] (born Hymie Simon; [1] October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics .
Apr 16, 2008 · Mr. Simon earned the “legend” title with his partner Jack Kirby by creating Captain America, the superhero who arrived in December 1940, just in time to play a patriotic foil to the Axis...
