James Hadley Chase

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1906 – 1985

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Who was James Hadley Chase?

James Hadley Chase was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He is one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, has earned for him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe. He is also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and 50 of his books have been made into films.

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Born
Dec 24, 1906
London
Also known as
  • Rene Brabazon Raymond
  • James L. Docherty
  • Ambrose Grant
  • Raymond Marshall
  • James h. chase
  • René Brabazon Raymond
  • J.H. Chase
  • René Lodge Brabazon Raymond
  • R. Raymond
  • James L. Dochery
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Spouses
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • King's School, Rochester
Died
Feb 6, 1985
Corseaux

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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