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BIOGRAPHY
Leslie Charteris, mystery writer, was born in Singapore to Dr. S.C. Yin and Florence Bowyer. His original name was Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin. He was educated at Cambridge University where he studied law. However, he left school without a degree to pursue his writing career. In addition to writing novels he wrote for some time the comic strip "Secret Agent X-9" and later "Saint." He also edited SUSPENSE MAGAZINE and THE SAINT DETECTIVE MAGAZINE.
Charteris published his first book, X ESQUIRE, when he was 20. His second book, MEET THE TIGER, introduced the character Simon Templar. This character reappeared in several subsequent novels which comprised the Saint series.
Leslie Charteris died in 1993.
CHRONOLOGY
1907 He was born in Singapore.
1927 X ESQUIRE; MEET THE TIGER
1928 THE WHITE RIDER
1929 DAREDEVIL; THE BANDIT
1930 THE LAST HERO; ENTER THE SAINT; KNIGHT TEMPLAR
1931 FEATURING THE SAINT; ALIAS THE SAINT; WANTED FOR MURDER; SHE WAS A LADY; THE SAINT MEETS HIS MATCH; WANTED FOR MURDER
1932 THE HOLY TERROR; GETAWAY
1933 ONCE MORE THE SAINT; THE BRIGHTER BUCCANEER; MIDNIGHT CLUB
1934 BOODLE; THE MISFORTUNES OF MR. TEAL; THE SAINT GOES ON
1935 THE SAINT IN NEW YORK
1936 THE SAINT OVERBOARD
1937 THE ACE OF KNAVES; THEIVES' PICNIC
1938 PRELUDE FOR WAR; SHE WAS A LADY; FOLLOW THE SAINT
1939 THE HAPPY HIGHWAYMAN; THE FIRST SAINT OMNIBUS
1940 THE SAINT IN MIAMI; THE SAINTS DOUBLE TROUBLE
1941 THE SINT'S VACATION; THE SAINT IN PALM SPRINGS
1942 THE SAINT GOES WEST; He became a U.S. citizen.
1943 THE SAINT STEPS IN
1944 THE SAINT ON GUARD
1945 LADY ON A TRAIN; RIVER GANG; He began writing the comic strip "Saint."
1946 THE SAINT SEES IT THROUGH; TWO SMART PEOPLE
1947 TARZAN AND THE HUNTRESS; He became an editor for SUSPENCE MAGAZINE.
1948 SAINT ERRANT; CALL FOR THE SAINT
1951 ARREST THE SAINT
1953 THE SAINT IN EUROPE; He became an editor for THE SAINT DETECTIVE MAGAZINE.
1955 THE SAINT ON THE SPANISH MAIN
1957 THANKS TO THE SAINT; THE SAINT AROUND THE WORLD
1958 CONCERNING SAINT; SENOR SAINT
1959 THE SAINT TO THE RESCUE; THE SAINT CLEANS UP
1962 TRUST THE SAINT
1963 THE SAINT IN THE SUN
1964 SPANISH FOR FUN; VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT
1966 He began writing for GORMET MAGAZINE.
1968 THE SAINT ON TV; THE SAINT RETURNS
1969 THE SAINT AND THE FICTION MAKERS; THE SAINT ABROAD
1970 THE SAINT IN PURSUIT
1971 THE SAINT AND THE PEOPLE IMPORTERS
1972 PALENEO: A UNIVERSAL SIGN LANGUAGE
1974 SAINTS ALIVE
1975 CATCH THE SAINT
1976 THE SAINT AND THE HAPSBURG NECKLACE; SEND FOR THE SAINT
1978 THE SAINT IN TROUBLE
1979 THE SAINT: GOOD AS GOLD; THE SAINT AND THE TEMPLAR TREASURE
1980 COUNT ON THE SAINT
1982 THE FANTASTIC SAINT
1983 THE SAINT: FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS; SALVAGE FOR THE SAINT
1993 He died. (April 16)
1997 CAPTURE THE SAINT (written by Burl Barer)
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