Alistair MacLean

Alistair MacLean was a British writer, screenwriter, biographer, teacher and naval officer (1922–1987). He was born at Shettleston and died at Munich.

Also recorded as Ian Stuart.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Alistair Stuart MacLean.

Also worked under the name Ian Stuart.

Born at Shettleston in 1922, died at Munich in 1987.

Identity and origins

Alistair MacLean was recorded at birth as Alistair Stuart MacLean. He also worked under the name Ian Stuart. The authorities additionally record the heading Ian Stuart. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Alistair Maclean.

Catalogued works

45 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1940 to 1957. The first 12 are listed here.

UNACO. Navarone Island. Where Eagles Dare. Athabasca. The Golden Rendezvous. When Eight Bells Toll. Partisans. Alistair MacLean's Death Train. Puppet on a Chain. River of Death. The Guns of Navarone, dated 1957. HMS Ulysses.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Maclean, Alistair Stuart (1922–1987), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Maclean, Alistair, (1922–2 Feb. 1987), author, Who Was Who, 2007. Darling of Roulanish, Baron, (Alistair Maclean Darling) (born 28 Nov. 1953), Who's Who, 2007. Darling of Roulanish, Baron, (Alistair Maclean Darling) (28 Nov. 1953–30 Nov. 2023), Who Was Who, 2007. Darling, Rt. Hon. Alistair Maclean, MP, International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who.

In detail

Alistair MacLean studied at University of Glasgow, Hillhead High School and Inverness Royal Academy. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are adventure fiction.

Residence is recorded at Switzerland and Daviot.

Works named in the authority record are The Guns of Navarone.

Chronology

  1. 1922Alistair MacLean born at Shettleston.
  2. 1987Alistair MacLean died at Munich.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Alistair MacLean”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q333713: Alistair MacLean

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