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May 9, 2024 · 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.”
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. He remains known almost exclusively for the long picaresque crime/thriller sequence featuring Simon Templar alias The Saint.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Born in Singapore to a Chinese father, Suat Yin Chwan, and his English wife, Lydia ( née Bowyer), Charteris travelled ...
April 15, 1993. Website. http://www.lesliecharteris.com/ Genre. Mystery & Thrillers, Culinary. edit data. Born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, Leslie Charteris was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter.
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 on...
May 12, 1907 · Singapore. Died. April 15, 1993 · Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin. Nickname. Leslie C. Bowyer. Mini Bio. Worked in a tin mine, on a rubber plantation, as a gold prospector, as a bartender and as a professional bridge player before writing.
May 2, 2021 · But long before Bond, there was another ultimate gentleman, fictional character, Simon Templar, “The Saint.”. Written by Leslie Charteris, the series of Saint novels were published from 1928 ...
