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The Little Drummer Girl. Not this beautiful man too. Just heard the news of the legend John le Carré’s passing and my chest is heavy, Pugh wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of the two. I was lucky enough to meet this man, drink with this man AND work with this man! I still pinch myself about our friendship to this day.
Pugh recounted the first time they met, in the last few days of filming the show, and how she was so nervous to meet Le Carré. I remember sitting down next to him at dinner and after a while of back and forth, realising that we were both trying to figure each other out, she wrote. Sizing one another up, testing and teasing each other constantly. Until, I called him an old fart. I watched his eyes light up with glee and we both cackled until we cried. He peered at me over his glass and giggled, I think we’re going to get along just fine. We knew a magical friendship had arrived.
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In this file photo taken Oct. 14, 2018, British author John le Carre (David Cornwell) poses upon arrival for the world premiere of the film The Little Drummer Girl during the BFI London Film Festival in London. Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS /AFP via Getty Images / Files
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LONDON “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” author John le Carre, who cast flawed spies on to the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry, has died aged 89.
David Cornwell, known to the world as John le Carre, died after a short illness in Cornwall, southwestern England, on Saturday evening.
Author David Cornwell John le Carre during his visit to Lower Parkstone This article was written in 2011 and has been republished. IT was undoubtedly his most successful novel, and now the film version of John Le Carre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy looks set to follow suit. The movie opened to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival and has been tipped to win the prestigious Golden Lion award. Screen magazine described the film, starring Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Toby Jones and Tom Hardy, as “a richly satisfying piece of storytelling brought to life by a once-in-a-generation cast”.