Eric Ambler

1909 - 1998

country of citizenship: United Kingdom

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of London, Colfe's School

occupation: writer, screenwriter, novelist, film producer, actor, science fiction writer, producer

award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Edgar Awards, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Gold Dagger, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books cowritten with Charles Rodda. Source: Wikipedia (en)