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Alistair Maclean's Death

Born (Birthday) April 21, 1922

Death Date February 2, 1987

Age of Death 64 years

Cause of Death Stroke

Place of Death Munich, Germany

Profession Novelist

The novelist Alistair Maclean died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

A Scottish author of thriller and adventure novels, he is best known for works such as Where Eagles Dare (1967) and The Guns of Navarone (1957). Several of his works, including Ice Station Zebra (1963), were made into successful films.

He served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He subsequently graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in English.

He wrote a handful of his works under the pseudonym of Ian Stuart.

With his first wife, Gisela Heinrichsen, he had two biological sons and one adopted son. He wed his second wife, Mary Marcelle Georgius, in 1972.

He has been compared to contemporary writer and James Bond series creator, Ian Fleming.

How did Alistair Maclean die?

Alistair MacLean, author of ”The Guns of Navarone” and one of the biggest-selling adventure writers in the world, died of heart failure yesterday in Munich, West Germany. He was 64 years old and lived near Geneva.

Quotes

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I wrote each book in thirty-five days flat – just to get the darned thing finished.

Alistair Maclean
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I’m not a born writer, and I don’t enjoy writing.

Alistair Maclean