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George MacDonald Fraser (1925–2008)

Author of Flashman

Includes the names: G. MacDonald Fraser, George Macdo Fraser, George MacDona Fraser, George MacDona Fraser, George MCDONAL-FRASER, George McDonald Fraser, George Macdonal Frazer, George MacDonald Frase, George McDonald Fraser, Goerge MacDonald Fraser ... (see complete list), Geroge MacDonald Fraser, Goerge Macdonald-Fraser, Geroge MacDoanld Fraser, Goerge MacDonald Fraser, George MacDonald Fraser, George MacDonald Fraser, George Macdonald-Fraser, Feorge Macdonald Fraser, by George MacDonald Fraser, Editor George MacDonald Fraser, George MacDonald Fraser (edited and arranged)

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Author George MacDonald Fraser was born April 2, 1925 in Carlisle. He was refused entrance to the medical faculty of Glasgow University, so he joined the army in 1943. He served as an infantryman with the 17th Indian Division of the XIVth Army in Burma, a lance corporal and was commissioned in the Gordon Highlanders. After the war, he became a sports reporter with the Carlisle Journal; and during this time, he met and married Kathleen Hetherington, a reporter from another paper. He worked as a reporter and sub-editor on the Cumberland News and then moved to Glasgow, in 1953, where he worked at the Glasgow Herald as a features editor and deputy editor. Fraser's first novel was "Flashman" (1969), which was followed by nine sequels, so far, that deal with different venues of the 19th century ranging from Russia, Borneo and China to the Great Plains of the America West. Some of the other titles in the Flashman Papers are "Royal Flash" (1970), "Flashman in the Great Game" (1975), "Flashman and the Redskins" (1982), and "Flashman and the Angel of the Lord" (1994). Some of his non-fiction work includes "The Steel Bonnets" (1971), which is a factual study of the Anglo-Scottish border thieves in the seventeenth century, and "Quartered Safe Out Here" (1992). Fraser has also written a number of screenplays that include "The Three Musketeers" (1973), "Royal Flash" (1975), "Octopussy" (1983), and "Return of the Musketeers" (1989). He has also written a series of short stories about Private McAuslan whose titles include "The General Danced at Dawn" (1970), "McAuslan in the Rough" (1974), and "The Sheik and the Dustbin and other McAuslan Stories" (1988). He died of cancer on January 2, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography)
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1. George MacDonald Fraser (CK info above) wrote Flashman.
2. George MacDonald (1824-1905) wrote At the Back of the North Wind.
George Milne Fraser is a separate author. Please do not combine.

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Works by George MacDonald Fraser
Flashman 2,499 copies, 63 reviews
Royal Flash 1,336 copies, 26 reviews
Flashman at the Charge 1,104 copies, 19 reviews
Flash for Freedom! 1,046 copies, 20 reviews
Flashman's Lady 1,039 copies, 14 reviews
Flashman in the Great Game 1,036 copies, 14 reviews
Flashman and the Mountain of Light 923 copies, 11 reviews
Flashman and the Redskins 895 copies, 13 reviews
Flashman and the Dragon 860 copies, 12 reviews
Flashman and the Tiger 784 copies, 14 reviews
Flashman and the Angel of the Lord 767 copies, 8 reviews
Flashman on the March 755 copies, 8 reviews
The Pyrates 539 copies, 10 reviews
Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II 539 copies, 21 reviews
The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers 470 copies, 7 reviews
The Reavers 287 copies, 7 reviews
Mr. American 263 copies, 7 reviews
Black Ajax 250 copies, 6 reviews
The General Danced at Dawn 201 copies, 5 reviews
The Complete McAuslan 193 copies, 5 reviews
The Candlemass Road 176 copies, 4 reviews
McAuslan in the Rough 136 copies, 2 reviews
The Hollywood History of the World 125 copies, 5 reviews
The Sheikh and the Dustbin 105 copies
Flashman / Flash for Freedom! / Flashman in the Great Game 88 copies, 1 review
Lights on at Signpost 77 copies, 4 reviews
Captain in Calico 58 copies, 4 reviews
The Three Musketeers [1973 film] (Screenwriter) 47 copies, 1 review
Flashman's First Omnibus: Flashman / Royal Flash / Flash for Freedom! 33 copies, 1 review
Flashman / Royal Flash 28 copies, 2 reviews
World of the Public School 15 copies
Flashman at the Charge / Flashman in the Great Game 13 copies
Flashman and the Dragon / The Pyrates 10 copies
The Flashman Papers: The Complete 12-Book Collection 7 copies
Royal Flash [1975 film] (Screenwriter) 6 copies
The Return of the Musketeers [1989 film] (Screenwriter) 5 copies
Adventure Novels: King Solomon's Mines, Prisoner of Zenda, Under the Red… (Editor) 4 copies
Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser (2000-10-16) 2 copies
A Quick Flashman 2 copies
Lof der lafheid 2 copies
Flashman, 1839-1842 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 copy
Flashman's Lady, 1842-1845 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 copy
Flashman and the mountain of light 1845-1846 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 copy
Flashman and teh Dragon 1 copy
Royal Flash 1842-1843 and 1847-1848 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 copy
X Royal Flash (INCOMPLETE) 1 copy
FLASHMAN OMNIBUS 1 copy
Flashman and the Dragon, Flashman on the March, Flashman and the Tiger… 1 copy
Flashman in the Great Gam 1 copy
Flashman Series 11 Books /Royal Flash/Flashman/Flashmans Lady the Great… 1 copy
Crossed Swords 1 copy
Flashman Set - 5 Books 1 copy
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The Penguin Book of War (Contributor) 385 copies, 1 review
Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard (Introduction, some editions) 210 copies, 5 reviews
The White Company / Sir Nigel (Introduction, some editions) 82 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Sword and Honour (Contributor) 46 copies, 1 review
A Feast of Stories (Contributor) 11 copies
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Date of birth
1925-04-02
Date of death
2008-01-02
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Nationality
UK
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Birthplace
Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
Place of death
Strang, Isle of Man
Cause of death
Places of residence
Isle of Man
Carlisle, England, UK (birth)
Education
The Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Occupations
soldier (British Army)
journalist
editor
screenwriter
novelist
Relationships
Fraser, Caro (daughter)
Hetherington, Kathleen (wife)
Organizations
British Army (WWII)
Glasgow Herald
Awards and honors
Order of the British Empire (1999)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (1998)
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George MacDonald Fraser OBE FRSL (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a Scottish author who wrote historical novels, non-fiction books and several screenplays. He is best known for a series of works that featured the character Flashman.
Disambiguation notice
1. George MacDonald Fraser (CK info above) wrote Flashman.
2. George MacDonald (1824-1905) wrote At the Back of the North Wind.
George Milne Fraser is a separate author. Please do not combine.

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