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5 unusual facts about Leslie Charteris


Havank

Havank also translated some 45 novels into Dutch, mainly of fellow crime writers like Leslie Charteris, Raymond Chandler and E. Phillips Oppenheim.

Helen Mack

In the 1940s and 1950s, Mack worked as a producer and director of radio programs including such series as Richard Diamond, Private Detective and The Saint.

Immigration Act of 1924

Leslie Charteris, specifically exempted from the provisions of the Act

Prelude to War

: For the similarly titled novel by Leslie Charteris, see Prelude for War.

The Saint Strikes Back

The script was based on the Leslie Charteris novel She Was a Lady (Hodder and Stoughton, 1931) which was also published as Angels of Doom and The Saint Meets His Match.


And Then We Moved to Rossenara

A number of British writers such as Len Deighton, Frederick Forsyth, and Leslie Charteris, as well as the Americans J. P. Donleavy and Anne McCaffrey, immediately took up residence; Condon asserts, however, that despite moving to Rossenarra about the same time, his own finances and citizenship were such that he never benefitted from living in this tax-free haven.

Basil Zaharoff

Rayt Marius in Knight Templar and The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal, featuring Leslie Charteris' the Saint, appears to be based on Zaharoff, with the last referring specifically to the theft of his explosive memoirs.

Bet on the Saint

Bet on the Saint is the title of an unpublished novel by Fleming Lee (but credited to Leslie Charteris), featuring the character of criminal-turned-detective Simon Templar (alias "The Saint") who had been created by Charteris in 1928.

Catch the Saint

Catch the Saint is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, based upon stories by Norman Worker continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

Claud Eustace Teal

Claud Eustace Teal is a fictional character who made many appearances in a series of novels, novellas and short stories by Leslie Charteris entitled The Saint, starting in 1929.

Count on the Saint

Count on the Saint is a collection of two mystery novellas by Graham Weaver and Donne Avenell, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

Eurasians in Singapore

Leslie Charteris, creator and author of novels and teleplays based on Simon Templar aka The Saint

Hirondel

The Hirondel (sometimes misspelled as Hirondelle) is a fictional car driven by Simon Templar, the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris.

Send for the Saint

Send for the Saint is a collection of two mystery novellas by Peter Bloxsom, based upon stories by John Kruse and Donald James, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

The Saint Abroad

The Saint Abroad is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

The Saint in Trouble

The Saint in Trouble is a collection of two mystery novellas by Graham Weaver, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

The Saint on TV

The Saint on TV is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

The Saint Returns

The Saint Returns is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris.

The Saint Steps In

The Saint Steps In is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation, Simon Templar, alias The Saint.

The Saint's Lady

The Saint's Lady is the title of an unpublished novel by Joy Martin featuring the character of criminal-turned-detective Simon Templar (alias "The Saint") who had been created by Leslie Charteris in 1928.

William Sistrom

Later he joined RKO in 1935, where he worked on the film adaptation of Leslie Charteris' The Saint in New York.


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The Saint's Lady

According to the book The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television 1928-1992 by Burl Barer, Martin sent her manuscript to Leslie Charteris as a present in 1979.