CHARTERIS, Leslie

CHARTERIS, Leslie
(1907-1993)
   US writer born as Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin in Singapore, educated in the UK, legally changed his name to LC in 1928, and became a US citizen in 1946. He remains known almost exclusively for the Saint novels featuring Simon Templar, a long series which began - after a few previous heroes had been discarded - with Meet the Tiger (1928 UK; vt The Saint Meets the Tiger 1940 US). Of these only The Last Hero (1930 UK; vt The Saint Closes the Case 1941 US) features any device or displacement of an sf nature, though several short stories featuring Templar are sf; these have been assembled as The Fantastic Saint (coll 1982) ed Martin Harry GREENBERG and Charles G. WAUGH. LC edited The Saint's Choice of Impossible Crime (anth 1945).
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   About the author: The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar, 1928-1992 (1993) by Burl Barer.

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  • Leslie Charteris — Leslie Charteris, né Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin le 12 mai 1907 à Singapour et décédé le 15 avril 1993 à Windsor en Angleterre, est un auteur de romans policiers et scénariste britannique d origine chinoise dont la création la plus connue demeure… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leslie Charteris — (* 12. Mai 1907 in Singapur als Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; † 15. April 1993 in Windsor, England) war ein britisch amerikanischer Krimi Schriftsteller. Leben Geboren wurde er als Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin in der damals britischen Kronkolonie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Charteris — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: David Charteris, 12. Earl of Wemyss (1912–2008), britischer Peer Leslie Charteris (1907–1993), US amerikanischer Schriftsteller Luke Charteris (* 1983), walisischer Rugbyspieler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Francis Charteris (Scottish aristocrat) — Colonel Francis Charteris, ( baptised 12 January 1672 ndash; February 24 1732), nicknamed The Rape Master General, was a Scottish aristocrat who had earned a substantial amount of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble. He was convicted… …   Wikipedia

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