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Len Deighton

Writer | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

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Has written series about two different characters who go unnamed. The first series, also known as the 'Harry Palmer' series (from the name given the character in the movies) comprises five books: The IPCRESS File (1962), Horse Under Water (1963), Funeral in Berlin (1964), Billion-Dollar Brain (1966)... See more trivia »

Born:

Leonard Cyril Deighton
in Marylebone, London, England, UK
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1996 Midnight in Saint Petersburg (characters)
 
1988 Game, Set, and Match (TV series)
– London Match: Part 3 (1988) (novel "London Match")
– London Match: Part 2 (1988) (novel "London Match")
– London Match: Part 1 (1988) (novel "London Match")
– Mexico Set: Part 5 (1988) (novel "Mexico Set")
– Mexico Set: Part 4 (1988) (novel "Mexico Set")
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1976 Spy Story (novel)
 
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War (screenplay)
 
1968 Only When I Larf (book "Only When I Larf")
 
1967 Billion Dollar Brain (novel "Billion Dollar Brain")
 
1966 Funeral in Berlin (novel)
 
1965 The Ipcress File (novel - uncredited)
 
1963 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Long Past Glory (1963) (writer)
 
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1969 Oh! What a Lovely War (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Only When I Larf (producer)
 
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1996 Biography (TV series documentary) (historical advisor - 1 episode)
– Edward VIII: The Traitor King (1996) (historical advisor)
 
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2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself
 
2006 50 Films to See Before You Die (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Book Four (TV series)
Himself - interviewee
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Himself - interviewee
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.19 (1970) … Himself
 
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Deighton is an accomplished cook and gastronome, having made a name for himself in the 1960s with his quirky "cookstrips" that were carried by the London Observer newspaper. See more »
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My disagreement with the depiction of Harry Palmer on the screen was the implausible suggestion that Harry was blackmailed into working for the secret intelligence service. Blackmailed! This is the old boy network. These are people with tailored shirts and lace-up shoes. Despite the disrepute it suffered from harbouring traitors such as Philby - Westminster... See more »

Trivia:

Has written series about two different characters who go unnamed. The first series, also known as the 'Harry Palmer' series (from the name given the character in the movies) comprises five books: The IPCRESS File (1962), Horse Under Water (1963), Funeral in Berlin (1964), Billion-Dollar Brain (1966)... See more »

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