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Alistair MacLean (1) [1922–1987]

This page covers the author of The Guns of Navarone.

For other authors named Alistair MacLean, see the disambiguation page.

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Alistair MacLean was born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 28, 1922. During World War II, he served in the Royal Navy. He graduated with a degree in English from Glasgow University. Before becoming a full-time author, he was a teacher. He wrote numerous books including HMS Ulysses, The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, Where Eagles Dare, Dark Crusader, Satan Bug, Captain Cook: A Biography, and Santorini. He also wrote The Black Shrike and The Satan Bug under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. Several of his books were adapted into movies including The Secret Ways, Fear Is the Key, and When Eight Bells Toll. He also wrote several original screenplays including Breakheart Pass and conceived an adventure drama for television entitled The Hostage Towers. He died of heart failure on February 2, 1987 at the age of 64. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Guns of Navarone… (more)
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The Guns of Navarone 1,726 copies, 40 reviews
Where Eagles Dare 1,604 copies, 42 reviews
Ice Station Zebra 1,373 copies, 22 reviews
H.M.S. Ulysses 1,194 copies, 28 reviews
Force 10 from Navarone 1,024 copies, 12 reviews
Bear Island 990 copies, 21 reviews
When Eight Bells Toll 923 copies, 17 reviews
Circus 860 copies, 15 reviews
Puppet on a Chain 836 copies, 10 reviews
Night Without End 795 copies, 8 reviews
South by Java Head 784 copies, 15 reviews
The Golden Gate 777 copies, 9 reviews
Fear is the Key 775 copies, 9 reviews
The Way to Dusty Death 767 copies, 12 reviews
The Golden Rendezvous 731 copies, 14 reviews
Caravan to Vaccares 726 copies, 12 reviews
Seawitch 705 copies, 7 reviews
The Last Frontier 694 copies, 18 reviews
The Satan Bug 678 copies, 13 reviews
The Dark Crusader 671 copies, 14 reviews
Breakheart Pass 669 copies, 14 reviews
Athabasca 657 copies, 8 reviews
Partisans 640 copies, 11 reviews
Goodbye California 638 copies, 7 reviews
Floodgate 611 copies, 11 reviews
River of Death 610 copies, 12 reviews
San Andreas 582 copies, 10 reviews
Santorini 544 copies, 9 reviews
The Lonely Sea : Collected Short Stories 363 copies, 6 reviews
Lawrence of Arabia 308 copies, 2 reviews
Captain Cook 197 copies, 2 reviews
Where Eagles Dare [1968 film] (Screenwriter) 153 copies, 5 reviews
The Guns of Navarone / Force 10 From Navarone 58 copies
The Complete Navarone 4-Book Collection: The Guns of Navarone, Force Ten… 43 copies, 1 review
Breakheart Pass [1975 film] (Screenwriter) 38 copies
Where Eagles Dare / H.M.S. Ulysses / Ice Station Zebra / When Eight Bells… 35 copies
Alistair MacLean : Six Complete Novels 34 copies
Where Eagles Dare / Fear is the Key / Puppet on a Chain 20 copies, 1 review
Alistair MacLean Introduces Scotland 20 copies
Where Eagles Dare / H.M.S. Ulysses / Ice Station Zebra 19 copies
Night Without End (Oxford Bookworms Simplified Elt Readers: 2500… 18 copies
Alistair MacLean Arctic Chillers (Night Without End, Ice Station Zebra,… 15 copies
River of Death / Night Without End 15 copies
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: WWII Battlefront Europe 13 copies
Where Eagles Dare / Ice Station Zebra 13 copies
H.M.S. Ulysses / The Guns of Navarone / Where Eagles Dare / Force Ten from… 9 copies
Fear is the Key and Other Mystery Novels 7 copies
When Eight Bells Toll / San Andreas / The Lonely Sea / Partisans / Ice… 6 copies
The Alistair Maclean Omnibus (H.M.S. Ulysses / The Guns of Navarone /… 6 copies
The Guns of Navarone / Force 10 from Navarone / When Eight Bells Toll… 6 copies
Athabasca / Ice Station Zebra / Partisans 6 copies
Athabasca / Ice Station Zebra 6 copies
Caravan to Vaccares / Ice Station Zebra 6 copies
The Big MacLean Book: The Guns of Navarone / The Last Frontier / The… 6 copies
Alistair MacLean's Sea Thrillers (San Andreas | The Golden Rendezvous |… 5 copies
H.M.S. Ulysses / South by Java Head / Night Without End 5 copies, 1 review
The Dark Crusader / The Satan Bug / Seawitch 5 copies
Ice Station Zebra / The Guns of Navarone / Where Eagles Dare 5 copies
Five Great War Stories: H.M.S. Ulysses / the Guns of Navarone / South By… 5 copies
Bryd koden 4 copies
Caravan to Vaccares / Circus / The Way to Dusty Death 4 copies
Five Great Thrillers (Fear is the Key, The Dark Crusader, The Satan Bug,… 3 copies
Fear is the Key / Force 10 from Navarone / South by Java Head 3 copies
Four Great Adventure Stories (When Eight Bells Toll / The Golden Gate /… 3 copies
The Guns of Navarone [abridged audiobook] 3 copies
When Eight Bells Toll / The Golden Rendezvous 3 copies
Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down / Athabasca 3 copies
Force 10 from Navarone / When Eight Bells Toll / The Golden Gate 3 copies
Five cased novels: The Golden Gate, Force 10 From Navarone, Ice Station… 3 copies
H.M.S. Ulysses / Santorini 3 copies
Floodgate / Santorini 3 copies
Great Thrillers: Ice Station Zebra / The Eagle Has Landed / The Tightrope… 3 copies
The Golden Rendezvous / Floodgate 3 copies, 1 review
Floodgate / The Golden Gate 3 copies
Alistair MacLean's World War Thrillers (Where Eagles Dare|Ice Station… 2 copies
Time of the Assassins 2 copies
The Way to Dusty Death / Circus 2 copies
Alistair MacLean's Sea Thrillers (The Golden Rendezvous / San Andreas) 2 copies
Partisans / Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down / The Satan Bug 2 copies
The Guns of Navarone / Force 10 From Navarone [abridged audiobooks,… 2 copies
Circus / San Andreas 2 copies
Ice Station Zebra / Maddon's Rock / High Citadel 2 copies
River of Death / Goodbye California / Partisans 2 copies
Nevada-Pass / Circus 2 copies
Alistair MacLean Omnibus: Volume 2: H.M.S. Ulysses, Force 10 Ten from… 2 copies
The Works of Alistair MacLean (22 Volume Set) 1 copy
Detonator II: Night Watch [1995 Film] (Writer) 1 copy
Night Without End / The Way to Dusty Death / The Last Frontier 1 copy
Alistair MacLean adventure book set: Breakheart Pass; Caravan to Vaccares;… 1 copy
Athabasca / Hostage Tower / River of Death 1 copy
Partisans / Puppets on a Chain 1 copy
Where Eagles Dare/ Partisans / The Golden Gate / Caravan to Vacares /… 1 copy
Ice Station Zebra / Circus / Seawitch 1 copy
The Golden Rendezvous [condensed] 1 copy
Where Eagles Dare, Satan Bug, Way to a Dusty Death, Circus, Partisans,… 1 copy
Three Grand Complete Books In One: Fear Is The Key, Do You Know This… 1 copy
Alistair Maclean Set of 18 Books 1 copy
Alistair Maclean; Circus, the Golden Gate, the Way to Dusty Death, Force… 1 copy
Where Eagles Dare / H.M.S. Ulysses / Puppet on a Chain / Night without End… 1 copy
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Canonical name
Legal name
MacLean, Alistair Stuart
MacGill-Eain, Alasdair (Scottish Gaelic)
Other names
Stuart, Ian
Date of birth
1922-04-21
Date of death
1987-02-02
Burial location
Protestant Churchyard, Céligny, Vaud, Switzerland
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Place of death
Munich, Germany
Cause of death
heart failure/stroke
Places of residence
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Switzerland
Education
University of Glasgow (English ∙ MA Hons ∙ 1950)
Occupations
novelist
teacher (Gallowfleet Secondary School)
screenwriter
Relationships
MacLean, Alistair (father)
MacLean, Shona (niece)
Agents
Organizations
Royal Navy (WWII)
Awards and honors
University of Glasgow (D.Litt | 1983)
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