
Memorial Page for John le Carré (née David John Moore Cornwell)
British novelist and spy
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John le Carré (* October 19, 1931 in Poole; † December 12, 2020 in Royal Cornwall Hospital) was a british novelist and spy. He was 89 years old. He was married to Ann Sharp and Jane Cornwell. His education included Lincoln College, Sherborne School, University of Bern and St Andrew's School, Pangbourne. He received 10 awards, including James Tait Black Memorial Prize, The Grand Master. His cause of death was pneumonia.
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15 EventsBorn in Poole, England
1931University of Bern
1948until 1949
Married Ann Sharp
1954until 1971
Somerset Maugham Award
1964The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Married Jane Cornwell
1971James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1977The Honourable Schoolboy
The Grand Master
1984Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1986A Perfect Spy
Cartier Diamond Dagger
1988Helmerich Award
1990Dagger of Daggers
2005The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Honorary doctor at the University of Bern
2008Goethe Medal
2011Olof Palme Prize
2019Died in Royal Cornwall Hospital, England (pneumonia)
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- Valerie Eustace
- Olive Moore Cornwell
John le Carré (née David John Moore Cornwell). Forever remembered.
