Alistair MacLean

Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 28 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories, the best known of which are perhaps The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, and Where Eagles Dare – all three having been made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.

Personal facts

Alistair MacLean
Alias (AKA)Ian Stuart
Birth dateApril 21, 1922
Birth nameAlistair Stuart MacLean
Birth place
Shettleston , Glasgow
Nationality
Scotland
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of deathFebruary 02, 1987
Place of death
Munich
Resting place
Céligny
Education
University of Glasgow
Education
Hillhead High School
Inverness Royal Academy
Daviot School
Height (meters)1.7018
Hometown
Shettleston
Known for
Thriller (genre)

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External resources

  1. http://hawes.com/pastlist.htm
  2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19870203&id=Cz4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rgYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6898,1661530
  3. http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/novelist-special/gone-but-not-forgotten-alistair-maclean
  4. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/maclean.htm
  5. http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5066
  6. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/03/obituaries/alistair-maclean-dies-books-sold-in-millions.html
  7. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/harper-dares-alistair-maclean-reissue.html
  8. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/fit-thrill-alistair-maclean-deserves-be-read-again