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Portrait of British writer James Clavell, circa 1981, with his hand resting on his chin and an ornate, painted screen in the background. Sidney Poitier as Mark Thackeray stands holding a jar and speaks to a group of students, including Lulu as Babs with red hair, in a classroom scene from To Sir, With Love. Richard Chamberlain as John Blackthorne and Yoko Shimada as Mariko ride horses in traditional Japanese attire, with a samurai leading Mariko's horse, in a scene from the mini-series Shogun.

James Clavell: References & Edit History

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  • René Ostberg
    René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. 

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 06, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 02, 2025
Noted the Emmy Awards for the 2024 miniseries based on Shogun. Sep 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 19, 2024
Article thoroughly revised. Mar 07, 2024
Invalidated site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of James Clavell. Feb 01, 2019
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of James Clavell. Nov 18, 2011
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of James Clavell. Nov 18, 2011
Article revised. Dec 03, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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