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Gary Oldman is set to reprise the role of George Smiley in a new TV project, 12 years after playing the spymaster in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy .
Gary Oldman is set to reprise the role of George Smiley in a new TV project, 12 years after playing the spymaster in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy .
British spy thriller author le Carre dies
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December 15, 2020
LONDON: John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold”, has died aged 89, his agent and family said Sunday.
The author, a former British intelligence officer whose real name was David Cornwell, wrote 25 novels and one memoir in a career spanning six decades, selling 60 million books worldwide. His wife of nearly 50 years, Jane, and sons Nicholas, Timothy, Stephen and Simon, said in a statement that he died on Saturday night after a short battle with pneumonia.
British spy thriller author John le Carre dies
National
December 15, 2020
LONDON: John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold , has died aged 89, his agent and family said Sunday.
The author, a former British intelligence officer whose real name was David Cornwell, wrote 25 novels and one memoir in a career spanning six decades, selling 60 million books worldwide. His wife of nearly 50 years, Jane, and sons Nicholas, Timothy, Stephen and Simon, said in a statement that he died on Saturday night after a short battle with pneumonia. We all grieve deeply his passing, they said, thanking staff at the hospital in Cornwall, southwest England, for their care. We know they share our sadness, they added.