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John le Carré

John Le Carré's biography

John Le Carré is 89 years old novelist born at Poole. He was born on Monday 19th of October 1931. According to year of birth 1931 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 19th of October means he is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.He was married 2 times.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be novelist. You can know him also as screenwriter, film producer, actor, spy. He is recently known as writer.

John Le Carré's mom

John Le Carré's mother's name is Olive Moore Cornwell.

John Le Carré's family

John Le Carré's ex spouses

Alison Sharp

John Le Carré and Alison Sharp have been together.

Valerie Eustace

John Le Carré and Valerie Eustace have been together.

John Le Carré's schools

We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Lincoln College, Sherborne School, University of Bern, St Andrew's School, Pangbourne.

John Le Carré's career

His main focus is to be novelist. He is famous thanks to The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

How did John Le Carré die

He died on on Saturday 12th of December 2020 when he was 89 years old at Royal Cornwall Hospital. John Le Carrés death was caused by pneumonia. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

John Le Carré's Awards

  • He received award for Martin Beck Award for work A Perfect Spy in 1986
  • He received award for Dagger of Daggers for work The Spy Who Came in from the Cold in 2005
  • He received award for German Crime Fiction Award for work A Legacy of Spies in 2018

What John Le Carré has done for a first time

  • Being a member of MI6 when he wrote his first novel, "Call for the Dead" (1961) in Hamburg, it necessitated the use of a nom de plume, by which he is now commonly known.

John Le Carré's quotes

  • [describing how the spies he writes about are different than the "super-hero" secret agent in the James Bond mold] A mostly aging, weary, unromantic lot, prone to distressing stomach ailments and having troubles with their wives.
  • Writers are two-home men--they want a place outside and a place within.
  • 15 years ago this was a great Country in which to have a heart attack in the street.
  • [2017, on discovering that his father had been an arms dealer] He constantly surprises long after his death.
  • Peter was overmatched and he lost. His agents were hanged. No one recovers entirely from that sort of thing. That is, I wouldn't trust a man who did
  • Where I kick myself is where I think I actually contributed to the myth of the intelligence services being very good.
  • [speaking in 2017 about his neighbors] The Cornish don't give a damn for celebrity. If they even know what I do they haven't read it, or if they have read it they make a point of not being impressed by it, and that is enormously soothing.
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John Le Carré's body shape

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