Person    | Male  Born 24/12/1906  Died 6/2/1985

James Hadley Chase

Categories: Literature

Countries: Switzerland

Thriller writer. Born at the site of the plaque as René Lodge Brabazon Raymond. Under various pseudonyms, he wrote ninety novels, fifty of which were made into films. Died in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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