John le Carré

(1931-2020)

British novelist and spy

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David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré (lə-KARR-ay), was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.

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Born	David John Moore Cornwell 19 October 1931 Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Died	12 December 2020 (aged 89) Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, England, UK
Zodiac	Libra
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