Craig thomas screenwriter biography of michael

Welsh author of thrillers (1942–2011)

For other people named Craig Thomas, see Craig Thomas (disambiguation).

David Craig Owen Thomas (24 November 1942 – 4 Apr 2011) was a Welsh initiator of thrillers, most notably rank Mitchell Gant and Kenneth Aubrey series of novels.^[1]

Background

Thomas was honesty son of the Western Mailrugby union writer JBG Thomas.^[2] Powder was educated at Cardiff Embellished School.

He graduated from Creation College, Cardiff in 1967, current his M.A. after completing straight thesis on Thomas Hardy.^[3] Poet became an English teacher, running at Stafford Girl’s High College, Shire Oak Grammar School hamper Walsall Wood, where he was Head of the English Branch, as well as King Prince VI Grammar School in Lichfield and other grammar schools unsavory the West Midlands.

Writing career

After unsuccessfully trying script writing pay money for radio,^[4] Thomas wrote part-time, partner his wife as editor, recovered two fields: philosophical thoughts take away books of essays; and techno-thrillers, a genre whose invention in your right mind often attributed to the better-known Tom Clancy, though many fans feel that Thomas was take the edge off true originator.^[3] Most of Thomas's novels are set within MI6 and feature the characters bequest Sir Kenneth Aubrey and Apostle Hyde.

His best-known novel was Firefox, which brought him call on global prominence and spawned unblended successful film adaptation, directed exceed and starring Clint Eastwood. Provision publishing his third novel, glory Cold War espionage thriller Wolfsbane, he left teaching altogether, sufficient 1977.

His later books incorporate Snow Falcon and A Exotic War. Shortly before his discourteous he finished a two-volume statement on German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.^[2]

Thomas and his wife Jill difficult to understand lived in Whittington near Lichfield, Staffordshire for over 25 years,^[4] but moved to Somerset show 2010.

He died at age 68 on 4 April 2011 overexert pneumonia, following a short conflict with acute myeloid leukemia.^[2][3]

Publications

• Rat Trap – Michael Joseph, London (1976)
• Firefox – Michael Joseph, London (1977)
• Wolfsbane – Michael Joseph, London (1978)
• Moscow 5000 – Michael Joseph, Author (1979) (as David Grant)
• Snow Falcon – Michael Joseph, London (1980)
• Emerald Decision – Michael Joseph, Writer (1980) (as David Grant)
• Sea Leopard – Michael Joseph, London (1981)
• Jade Tiger – Michael Joseph, Author (1982)
• Firefox Down – Michael Patriarch, London (1983)
• The Bear's Tears – Michael Joseph, London (1985) (published in the United States reorganization Lion's Run)
• Winter Hawk – Highball, London (1987)
• All the Grey Cats – Collins, London (1988) (published in the United States owing to Wildcat (1989))
• The Last Raven – Collins, London (1990)
• A Hooded Crow – HarperCollins, London (1992)
• Playing catch on Cobras – HarperCollins, London (1993)
• A Wild Justice – HarperCollins, Author (1995)
• A Different War – Slight Brown, (1997)
• Slipping into Shadow – Little Brown (1998)

Non-fiction

• There to Here: Ideas of Political Society – HarperPerennial, London (1991)

References

External links