He was the author of the best-selling novels The Fall of the Russian Empire (1982), Monstrum (1997), The Fortune Teller (1999), and Vadim (2000), as well as co-author of The Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich (1997) under the pseudonym James Taylor. He wrote under a number of pseudonyms, notably Thomas Dresden and James Barwick (originally in collaboration with fellow writer Tony Barwick, another long-term contributor to the various television productions of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and their company, AP Films/Century 21).
After spending periods in France and Ireland, he returned to London.[1] His autobiographical account of London life during World War II, World's End, was published in 2005. A second volume of memoirs, White City, was published in March 2007.
James died in London on 28 April 2008.[1] Married three times and divorced once, he is survived by twin daughters.[1]
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^ abcdefghGaughan, Gavin (24 July 2008). "Obituary: Donald James Wheal – Writer of 1960s TV scripts and Inspector Vadim Novels". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^"IMDb Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
donald, james, other, people, named, james, james, disambiguation, born, wheal, august, 1931, april, 2008, british, television, writer, novelist, fiction, writer, born, wheal, 1931, august, 1931world, chelsea, london, englanddied28, april, 2008, 2008, aged, lo. For other people named Don James see Don James disambiguation Donald James born Donald James Wheal 22 August 1931 28 April 2008 1 was a British television writer novelist and non fiction writer Donald JamesBornDonald James Wheal 1931 08 22 22 August 1931World s End Chelsea London EnglandDied28 April 2008 2008 04 28 aged 76 LondonPen nameThomas Dresden James BarwickOccupationTelevision writer novelist non fiction writerLanguageEnglishAlma materPembroke College CambridgePeriod1964 2007 1 Notable worksInspector Vadim novelsSpouseMarried three times 1 ChildrenTwin daughters 1 Life and career editBorn in World s End Chelsea and educated at Sloane Grammar School and Pembroke College Cambridge where he read history James completed his national service in the Parachute Regiment before returning to London to work as a supply teacher 1 He was the author of the best selling novels The Fall of the Russian Empire 1982 Monstrum 1997 The Fortune Teller 1999 and Vadim 2000 as well as co author of The Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich 1997 under the pseudonym James Taylor He wrote under a number of pseudonyms notably Thomas Dresden and James Barwick originally in collaboration with fellow writer Tony Barwick another long term contributor to the various television productions of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and their company AP Films Century 21 James s career as a scriptwriter included work on TV series such as The Adventurer The Avengers The Champions Department S Joe 90 Mission Impossible The Persuaders The Protectors Randall and Hopkirk Deceased The Saint The Secret Service Space 1999 Terrahawks and UFO He wrote for a total of 22 titles including the Century 21 film Doppelganger and acted in small three roles between 1961 and 1962 2 After spending periods in France and Ireland he returned to London 1 His autobiographical account of London life during World War II World s End was published in 2005 A second volume of memoirs White City was published in March 2007 James died in London on 28 April 2008 1 Married three times and divorced once he is survived by twin daughters 1 References edit a b c d e f g h Gaughan Gavin 24 July 2008 Obituary Donald James Wheal Writer of 1960s TV scripts and Inspector Vadim Novels The Guardian London Retrieved 4 January 2013 IMDb Biography IMDb Retrieved 2 January 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Donald James Donald James at IMDb nbsp This article about a novelist from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to British television is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald James amp oldid 1220234876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
